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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM PRO-REVERSAL REFUND"
description: "Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is convicted in a criminal prosecution whose conviction is reversed by a finding of factual innocence and the defendant has paid any costs, a fine, or fees in the case, a refund of those costs shall be determined by the judge and paid by the clerk of the court. Provides that the timing of the refund payment shall be determined by the clerk of the court based upon the availability of funds in the subject fund account."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2885"
citation: "Illinois SB 2885 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-18"
last_action: "2016-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf689e3a-af8c-4f33-ad10-01b6e84156e2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2885&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96205&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "f4caecde0e6c8e2c03a81f99f5c4ddd4c4b481b03ae82fadc8354685b3ceb15b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois SB 2885 (99th) — CRIM PRO-REVERSAL REFUND
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if a defendant is convicted in a criminal prosecution whose conviction is reversed by a finding of factual innocence and the defendant has paid any costs, a fine, or fees in the case, a refund of those costs shall be determined by the judge and paid by the clerk of the court. Provides that the timing of the refund payment shall be determined by the clerk of the court based upon the availability of funds in the subject fund account.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2885&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96205&DocNum=2885&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2885eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96205&DocNum=2885&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2885enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96205&DocNum=2885&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1062** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-18** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2016-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass Judiciary; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- **2016-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2016
- **2016-04-20** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-04-20** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2016-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-05-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-27** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0883 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf689e3a-af8c-4f33-ad10-01b6e84156e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).