Illinois House Bill 4725 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in addition to other factors defining the offense of hate crime, includes committing certain specified offenses by reason of the victim's gender identity, military status, or immigration status. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that committing an 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 a person by reason of the person's actual or perceived gender identity, military status, or immigration status shall be accorded weight in favor of imposing a term of imprisonment or may be considered by the court as reasons to impose a more severe sentence. Defines "gender identity". Effective immediately.

CRIM CD&CD CORR-HATE CRIME

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Gregory Harris [D]	Rep. Deborah Mell [D]	Rep. Edward Acevedo [D]
Sen. Sara Feigenholtz [D]	Rep. Maria Berrios [D]	Rep. Dena Carli [D]	Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]
Rep. Ann Williams [D]	Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet [D]
Rep. Luis Arroyo [D]	Rep. Thaddeus Jones [D]	Rep. Rosemary Mulligan [R]	Rep. Karen Yarbrough [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-03-30	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
2012-03-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
2012-03-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
2012-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
2012-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly du Buclet
2012-03-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2012-03-06	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-06	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-01	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
2012-03-01	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-01	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-003-000
2012-02-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann Williams
2012-02-23	House	Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2012-02-23	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 002-002-003
2012-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2012-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli
2012-02-22	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2012-02-17	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2012-02-10	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
2012-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
2012-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
2012-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
2012-02-03	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-03	House	First Reading
2012-02-03	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-7.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	5-5-3.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4725&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB4725.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB4725eng.htm