IL HB4746 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-05 - 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. Creates the Critical Infrastructure Protection Law Article within the Code. Defines "critical infrastructure facility". Provides for criminal penalties, based upon the value of the property, for knowingly damaging, destroying, vandalizing, defacing, tampering with, or stealing equipment or assets of or in a critical infrastructure facility. Provides that any person who violates the Article is liable to the owner of the property for compensatory damages and, in addition, for punitive damages in an amount not less than 3 times the amount of the compensatory damages. Provides that any person or entity that compensates, provides consideration to, or remunerates a person for property stolen in violation of the Article is liable to the owner of the property for compensatory damages and, in addition, for punitive damages in an amount not less than 3 times the amount of the compensatory damages. Provides that it is an affirmative defense to this provision that the defendant was a bona fide purchaser for value who did not know, or have reason to know, that the property was stolen. Provides that, with exceptions, all items of personal property that are used, have been used, or are intended for use, in perpetration of theft or damage to a critical infrastructure facility are subject to forfeiture.

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Title

CRIM CD-CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTUR

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-04-05HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-02-28HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2024-02-06HouseReferred to Rules Committee
2024-02-06HouseFirst Reading
2024-02-05HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
720521.4-1New CodeSee Bill Text
720521.4-2New CodeSee Bill Text
720521.4-3New CodeSee Bill Text
720521.4-5New CodeSee Bill Text
720521.4-6New CodeSee Bill Text
720521.4-7New CodeSee Bill Text
7205Art. 21.4 headinNew CodeSee Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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