Bill Status of HB 73   96th General Assembly


Short Description:  NEGLIGENT VEH HOMICIDE,DRIVING

House Sponsors
Rep. William B. Black-John D'Amico-Naomi D. Jakobsson, Monique D. Davis, Emily McAsey and Keith Farnham

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
625 ILCS 5/6-205from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-205
625 ILCS 5/11-507 new
720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver upon receiving a report of the driver's conviction of negligent vehicular homicide or aggravated negligent driving. Creates the offense of aggravated negligent driving. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a motor vehicle accident that results in a type A injury to another or property damage of another in excess of $1,500. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of negligent vehicular homicide. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of the death of another person. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
625 ILCS 5/6-205
625 ILCS 5/11-507 new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of negligent vehicular homicide, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is a proximate cause of the death of another person. Provides that a person acts negligently within the meaning of the provision if he or she fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or injury to others, and that failure constitutes a substantial deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise under the circumstances then prevailing. Provides that the finder of fact may consider statutes and ordinances regulating the defendant's conduct in determining whether he or she was culpably negligent.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2009HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black
  1/9/2009HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
  1/14/2009HouseFirst Reading
  1/14/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/15/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
  1/22/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  2/4/2009HouseAssigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee
  2/5/2009HouseMoved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  2/5/2009HouseSuspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
  2/11/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
  2/19/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Vehicles & Safety Committee
  2/19/2009HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
  2/19/2009HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000
  2/19/2009HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/23/2009HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/23/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/24/2009HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/24/2009HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/24/2009HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/26/2009HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
  4/3/2009HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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