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HB1550 - 104th General Assembly
KNIGHT-SILAS ACT
Last Action
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/12-3.05was 720 ILCS 5/12-4
Synopsis As Introduced
Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Knight-Silas Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that aggravated battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, includes a battery committed by a person who, at the time of the commission of the offense, is 21 years of age or older and the battery was committed upon an individual whom the person committing the offense knows to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, or a Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony, except if the battery causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual, a violation is a Class 1 felony. Defines "Department of Children and Family Services employee" and "ombudsman".
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/21/2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| 1/28/2025 | House | First Reading |
| 1/28/2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| 2/25/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| 3/05/2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |