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HB5091Introduced in the House

PERMANENT PUNISHMENT REVIEW

EngrossedSenate Assignments

Introduced by Michael Crawford, District 31

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes: (1) provides that the Permanent Punishments Review Task Force shall include the Executive Director of the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council, or the Executive Director's designee, and the Director of Juvenile Justice, or the Director's designee, and makes other changes concerning the appointment and membership of the Task Force; (2) provides that the Task Force shall be appointed within 120 days of the effective date of the Act and the Chair shall convene the Task Force for its initial meeting 150 days after the effective date of the Act; (3) changes the name of the Co-Chair of the Task Force to the Vice Chair; (4) provides that the Vice Chair shall advise the Chair or the Chair's designee on appointments to the Task Force, convenings of the Task Force, and the substantive work of the Task Force; (5) provides that the Task Force's written report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly shall be made on or before September 1, 2028 (rather than January 1, 2028); (6) provides that the Act is repealed on January 1, 2029 (rather than July 1, 2028); and (7) makes technical changes to the bill. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

May 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: House Third Reading · April 15, 2026

73

Yes

32

No

7

Absent or Not Voting

112 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
Aaron Ortiz1Yes
Elizabeth Hernandez2Yes
Eva Dina Delgado3Yes
Lilian Jimenez4Yes
Kimberly Du Buclet5Yes
Sonya Harper6Yes
Emanuel Welch7Yes
Yolanda Morris9Yes
Jawaharial Williams10Yes
Ann Williams11Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar

  6. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

  7. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis

  8. Assigned to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.

  12. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael Crawford

  13. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  14. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; by Voice Vote

  16. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Restorative Justice & Public Safety Committee; 007-003-000

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris

  19. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  20. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez

  21. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse

  22. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

  23. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez

  24. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal

  25. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias

  26. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  27. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly

  28. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth

  29. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons

  30. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller

  31. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

  32. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi

  33. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper

  34. Second Reading - Short Debate

  35. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  38. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-032-000

  39. Arrive in Senate

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  41. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  42. First Reading

  43. Referred to Assignments

  44. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura

  45. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán

  46. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin

  47. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker

  48. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  49. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters

  50. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler

  51. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  52. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026

  53. Assigned to Appropriations

  54. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III

  55. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin

  56. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026

  57. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III

  58. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  59. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  60. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

  61. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

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