People v. Jones Replaces opinion filed Oct. 26, 2000

Jesse J. Jones (defendant) asks us to find that Public Act 89 — 689 (Pub. Act 89 — 689, eff. December 31, 1996 (1996 Ill. Laws 3775)) is unconstitutional because the Act violates the rule that all bills must be confined to a single subject (Ill. Const. 1970, art. I\( § 8(d)). Defendant is specifically interested in section 104 — 21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/104 — 21 (West 1996)), which includes an amendment by Public Act 89 — 689 (Pub. Act 89 — 689, § 90, eff. December 31, 1996 (1996 Ill. Laws at 3792) (amending 725 ILCS 5/104 — 21 (West 1994))). The amended…