IL HB0877 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is an aggravated assault if a person when, in committing an assault, threatens to kill a person who is under 13 years of age if the person committing the assault was at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that it is harassment by telephone to knowingly make a telephone call or to knowingly induce a person to make a telephone call for the purpose of threatening to kill another person who is under 13 years of age, regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age consents to the threat, if the defendant is at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that it is harassment through electronic communications to knowingly transmit an electronic communication or to knowingly induce a person to transmit an electronic communication for the purpose of threatening to kill another person who is under 13 years of age, regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age consents to the threat, if the defendant was at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that these offenses are Class 3 felonies.

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Title

CRIM CD-THREAT VICTIM

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-29HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-19HouseTo Sentencing, Penalities and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
2019-02-05HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2019-01-28HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2019-01-28HouseFirst Reading
2019-01-24HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
720512-2Amended CodeCitation Text
720526.5-2Amended CodeCitation Text
720526.5-3Amended CodeCitation Text
720526.5-5Amended CodeCitation Text

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Bill Comments

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