House Sponsors: MENDOZA-ACEVEDO-BRADLEY-WINKEL, MOORE, LYONS,JOSEPH, SMITH,MICHAEL, BRADY, MAUTINO, MITCHELL,JERRY, WAIT, HOFFMAN, BASSI, OSMOND, REITZ, FORBY, KURTZ, LEITCH, CAPPARELLI, BURKE, BUGIELSKI, RYAN, ZICKUS, WIRSING, TENHOUSE, SAVIANO, CURRY,JULIE, MEYER, NOVAK, PANKAU, BOST, CROSS, COULSON, O'CONNOR, HOEFT, MATHIAS, HANNIG, DAVIS,STEVE, POE, MOFFITT, O'BRIEN, MYERS,RICHARD, BERNS, HARTKE, SCHMITZ, GRANBERG, BIGGINS, PARKE, FOWLER, HOLBROOK, HULTGREN, MCGUIRE, SCULLY, RIGHTER AND MCCARTHY. Senate Sponsors: MUNOZ-PETKA-GEO-KARIS Short description: CRIM CD-SEVERO ANTI-GANG Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Expands the offenses of aggravated battery, aggravated battery with a firearm, and aggravated discharge of a firearm to include offenses committed by gang members upon persons who are not gang members, and provides that anyone convicted of aggravated battery with a firearm or aggravated discharge of a firearm and sentenced to a term of imprisonment must serve the entire sentence imposed by the court. Provides that a person who is convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death if he or she committed the murder in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang or by his or her membership in or allegiance to an organized gang, and the murdered victim was not a member of an organized gang. Makes other changes. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 730 ILCS 5/3-6-3 730 ILCS 5/3-4-1 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/12-2 from Ch. 38, par. 12-2 Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In a Section providing that a person who is convicted of first degree murder for committing a murder in furtherance of a gang activity may be sentenced to death, deletes a provision that the murdered victim must not be a member of an organized gang. Expands the offense of aggravated assault to include offenses committed by gang members. In a Section concerning the offense of aggravated battery with a firearm in furtherance of gang activity, deletes a provision that the battered person must not be a member of an organized gang. Provides that the sentence for the offense of aggravated battery with a firearm committed in furtherance of the activities of or by membership in an organized gang is a term of imprisonment of 15 to 60 years. Provides that a person commits the offense of aggravated discharge of a firearm when he or she discharges a firearm in the direction of a vehicle or building that he or she knows or reasonably should know is occupied by another person. Provides that the sentence for the offense of aggravated discharge of a firearm committed in furtherance of the activities of or by membership in an organized gang is a term of imprisonment of 15 to 60 years. Deletes provisions amending the Unified Code of Corrections. Deletes the immediate effective date. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/24-1.2 Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In a Section concerning first degree murder, provides that it is an aggravating factor if the defendant committed the murder in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang (instead of in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang or by reason of his or her membership in or allegiance to an organized gang). Provides a person commits aggravated assault if he or she commits an assault in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang (instead of in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang or by reason of his or her membership in or allegiance to an organized gang). Provides that a person commits aggravated battery if he or she commits a battery furtherance of the activities of an organized gang (instead of in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang or by reason of his or her membership in or allegiance to an organized gang). Provides that a person commits aggravated battery with a firearm if he or she knowingly discharges a firearm in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang (instead of in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang or by reason of his or her membership in or allegiance to an organized gang). Deletes changes made to a Section concerning the offense of aggravated discharge of a firearm. Last action on Bill: TOTAL VETO STANDS Last action date: NOV-15-2001 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status