Traffic/DUI

(D'Amico, D-Chicago) provides that any court order rescinding a statutory summary suspension or revocation must contain a factual basis for rescission. If it does not, the Secretary of State shall return the order to the court and shall be prohibited from rescinding the statutory summary suspension until the Secretary receives a court order containing a factual basis for rescission. Scheduled for hearing today in House Transportation Committee. 

(Hammond, R-Macomb) requires the circuit courts to develop a policy for allowing prospective jurors who are older than a certain age to be permanently excused from jury duty. Requires that a circuit court, when determining the age at which a prospective juror may be excused based on age, consider the following: the age at which jury duty may become difficult for a significant number of jurors and the jury pool available for that circuit court.

Provides that a prospective juror meeting the age requirement may apply for the exemption based on a self-assessment of his or her physical limitations and mobility issues. Requires that the county board, jury administrator, or jury commissioner to permanently exclude the prospective juror from all current and subsequent jury lists. Scheduled for hearing in House Judiciary Committee today. 

(Jones, D-Chicago) provides that the Cook County associate judgeships existing on the effective date are converted into resident judgeships. Requires that the Supreme Court allot the resident judgeships for election from the 15 subcircuits. Referred to the Committee on Assignments. 

(Martwick, D-Chicago) amends the Circuit Courts Act to provide that in 2021 the General Assembly must redraw the boundaries of the subcircuits of the Circuit of Cook County to reflect the results of the 2020 federal decennial census. A resident judgeship assigned to a subcircuit will continue to be assigned to that subcircuit. Any vacancy in a resident judgeship existing on or occurring after the effective date of a law redrawing the boundaries of the subcircuits must be filled by a resident of the redrawn subcircuit. Assigned to House Executive Committee. 

(Bennett, R-Pontiac) extends the statute of limitations for a violation of perjury to seven years. Current law is three years. House Bill 914 was just introduced.

(Van Pelt, D-Chicago) provides that the chief judge of each judicial circuit may establish a Justice for Juveniles Program. It would require that juveniles arrested or detained for eligible offenses be represented by legal counsel throughout the entire custodial interrogation of the juvenile. If the chief judge does establish such a program, any oral, written, or sign language statement of a juvenile made without the presence of legal counsel during a custodial interrogation on or after the effective date of the Program shall be inadmissible as evidence against the juvenile in a juvenile or criminal proceeding. Defines “eligible offense” and “juvenile.” Senate Bill 63 was just introduced.

(Wheeler, R-Crystal Lake) makes the sentence for attempt to commit a Class A misdemeanor the sentence for a Class B misdemeanor, the sentence for attempt to commit a Class B misdemeanor the sentence for a Class C misdemeanor, and the sentence for attempt to commit a Class C misdemeanor the sentence for a Class C misdemeanor. Scheduled for hearing November 27th in House Criminal Law.