SB 1609 - Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit - Illinois Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Aug. 16, 2019
- Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 30, 2019
- House Bill Passed
- May 28, 2019
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 26, 2019
- Introduced
- Feb. 15, 2019
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Title: Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit
Signed by Governor JB Pritzker
Title: Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
A vote to pass a bill that authorizes that incarcerated persons on bailable offenses receive a credit.
Highlights:
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Establishes that before sentencing, any credit for time served that decreases the amount that needs to be paid by the defendant will be subtracted from the fine ordered by the court (Sec. 3).
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Establishes that a defendant who does not or cannot pay their bail and has a fine imposed through the conviction of their offense will be given a credit of $30 for each day they are incarcerated upon the application of the defendant (Sec. 5).
Title: Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
A vote to pass a bill that authorizes that incarcerated persons on bailable offenses receive a credit.
Highlights:
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Establishes that before sentencing, any credit for time served that decreases the amount that needs to be paid by the defendant will be subtracted from the fine ordered by the court (Sec. 3).
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Establishes that a defendant who does not or cannot pay their bail and has a fine imposed through the conviction of their offense will be given a credit of $30 for each day they are incarcerated upon the application of the defendant (Sec. 5).
Title: Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit
Title: Authorizes Incarcerated Persons on Bailable Offenses to Receive a Credit