Illinois House Bill 3071 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning child abandonment. Provides that a person also commits child abandonment when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly leaves that child who is under 7 years of age or who is under 18 and has been found to have special needs, either physical or mental in nature, without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 2 hours or more. Provides that the offense is also committed when a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly leaves that child who is at least 7 years of age and under the age of 10 without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 8 hours or more. Establishes additional factors which the trier of fact shall consider in determining whether the child was left without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child.

CRIM CD-CHILD ABANDONMENT

Rep. Keith Farnham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2013-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-04-18	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-18	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
2013-03-07	House	Assigned to Judiciary
2013-02-26	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-26	House	First Reading
2013-02-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-21.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12C-10	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3071&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB3071.htm