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 Bill Status of HB4308  102nd General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM CD&CD CORR-HATE CRIME

House Sponsors
Rep. Jerry Costello, II - Stephanie A. Kifowit - Linda Chapa LaVia, John Bradley, Daniel V. Beiser, Brandon W. Phelps, Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr., Sue Scherer, Mike Smiddy, Natalie A. Manley, Sam Yingling, Kathleen Willis, Michelle Mussman, Camille Y. Lilly, Martin J. Moylan, Frank J. Mautino, Katherine Cloonen, Jay Hoffman, Fred Crespo, Carol Sente and Andrew F Skoog

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/12-7.1from Ch. 38, par. 12-7.1
730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits a hate crime when because another individual or group of individuals was wearing a uniform of a member of the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or was wearing United States veterans' organization regalia, he or she commits, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors, assault, battery, aggravated assault, misdemeanor theft, criminal trespass to residence, misdemeanor criminal damage to property, criminal trespass to vehicle, criminal trespass to real property, mob action, disorderly conduct, harassment by telephone, or harassment through electronic communications against that individual or group of individuals. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that because another individual was wearing a uniform of a member of the United States Armed Forces or National Guard or was wearing United States veterans' organization regalia, the defendant committed the offense against (1) the person or property of that individual; (2) the person or property of a person who has an association with, is married to, or has a friendship with the other individual; or (3) the person or property of a relative (by blood or marriage) of that person. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  10/6/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II
  10/6/2015HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
  10/6/2015HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
  10/6/2015HouseCo-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  10/8/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  10/9/2015HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  10/9/2015HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  10/9/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  10/9/2015HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  10/14/2015HouseFirst Reading
  10/14/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  10/14/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  10/14/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank J. Mautino
  10/15/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
  10/16/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  11/10/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  11/10/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
  2/1/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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