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“This does not extend beyond crimes that are currently able to
be sealed by petition,” Sims said. “So it allows for us to deal
with the backlog of cases.”
State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, opposed the bill. He
said he worries this doesn’t encourage convicted criminals to
focus on rehabilitation.
“The only problem is that in statute, there are protections to
make sure that before someone's criminal record is sealed, they
are rehabilitated,” McClure said. “And this bill also eliminates
those protections.”
The measure was approved in the Senate.
Thursday afternoon in the House, state Rep. Jehan Gordon Booth,
D-Peoria, said HB 1836 does three things.
“It pushes out the implementation date six months for the
Illinois State Police. It pushes out the implementation date for
the clerks by one year,” she said. “And it also removes human
trafficking from the Illinois Clean Slate legislation, as we
have passed before.”
State Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, who voted against
the bill, questioned why it removes a provision on subsequent
convictions and other changes.
“We are also removing, this bill would remove the provision
requiring a petitioner to attach a negative drug test to a
petition for sealing,” Windhorst said.
The measure passed the House with bipartisan support and can now
be sent to the governor. If approved by the governor, the
measure is subject to appropriation.
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