Illinois House Bill 1551

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Knight-Silas Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, he or she: (1) knowingly causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee; and (2) is, at the time of the commission of the offense, 21 years of age or older and causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual whom the person knows to be a Department of Children and Family Services employee: (i) performing his or her official duties; (ii) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (iii) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that "Department of Children and Family Services employee" includes any (i) Department caseworker or (ii) investigator employed by an agency or organization providing social work, case work, or investigative services under a contract with or a grant from the Department of Children and Family Services. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the battery causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to the employee, the penalty is a Class 1 felony.

KNIGHT-SILAS ACT

Rep. Tony McCombie [R]	Rep. Jackie Haas [R]	Rep. Nicole La Ha [R]	Rep. Bradley Stephens [R]
Rep. Gregg Johnson [D]	Rep. Amy Elik [R]	Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro [R]	Rep. Norine Hammond [R]
Rep. Dave Severin [R]	Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
2025-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
2025-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-28	House	First Reading
2025-01-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-3.05	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1551&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB1551.htm