Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
Filed: 11/17/2010
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3539




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3539 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 5.786 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.786 new)
7    Sec. 5.786. The Death Penalty Abolition Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is 
9amended by adding Section 119-1 as follows:
 
10    (725 ILCS 5/119-1 new)
11    Sec. 119-1. Death penalty abolished.
12    (a) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act 
13of the 96th General Assembly, notwithstanding any other law to 
14the contrary, the death penalty is abolished and a sentence to 
 
 
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1death may not be imposed. 
2    (b) All unobligated and unexpended moneys remaining in the 
3Capital Litigation Trust Fund on the effective date of this 
4amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be 
5transferred into the Death Penalty Abolition Fund, a special 
6fund in the State treasury, to be expended by the Illinois 
7Criminal Justice Information Authority, for services for 
8families of victims of homicide or murder and for training of 
9law enforcement personnel. 
 

10    (725 ILCS 124/Act rep.)

11    Section 15. The Capital Crimes Litigation Act is repealed.
 
12    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are 
13severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
152011, except that Section 15 takes effect January 1, 2012.".