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 Bill Status of SB1042  97th General Assembly


Short Description:  CD CORR-MURDER-LIFE-REENACT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. William R. Haine

House Sponsors
(Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/1-1from Ch. 38, par. 1-1


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
720 ILCS 5/1-1
Adds reference to:
730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Reenacts the provision of P.A. 89-203 that requires the court to impose a sentence of natural life imprisonment, when the death penalty is not imposed, on a defendant who had attained the age of 17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an individual under 12 years of age; which was held unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Wooters as violating the single subject clause of the Illinois Constitution. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  2/8/2011SenateFirst Reading
  2/8/2011SenateReferred to Assignments
  3/9/2011SenateAssigned to Executive
  3/17/2011SenateDo Pass Executive; 015-000-000
  3/17/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
  3/17/2011SenateSecond Reading
  3/17/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
  4/11/2011SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
  4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
  4/11/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  4/12/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
  4/13/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
  4/13/2011SenateRecalled to Second Reading
  4/13/2011SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine
  4/13/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
  4/13/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
  4/14/2011HouseArrived in House
  4/15/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  4/15/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
  4/15/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  4/21/2011HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  5/13/2011HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 20, 2011
  5/20/2011HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2011
  5/27/2011HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2011
  5/31/2011HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2013SenateSession Sine Die

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