Illinois House Bill 5803 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning the offenses of intimidation and aggravated intimidation. Provides that a person also commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another to perform or to omit the performance of any act, he or she communicates to another, directly or indirectly by any means, a threat to cause the person to falsify, amend, or withdraw a report of his or her abuse. Provides that a person commits aggravated intimidation when he or she commits intimidation by causing a person 60 years of age or older or known to be a person with a disability to falsify, amend, or withdraw a report of his or her abuse. Provides that aggravated intimidation under these circumstances is a Class 2 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years. Defines "abuse" and "person with a disability".

CRIM CD-INTIMIDATION-ELDERLY

Rep. Monica Bristow [D]	Rep. Sue Scherer [D]	Rep. Martin Moylan [D]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]
Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]	Sen. John Connor [D]	Rep. Katie Stuart [D]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-11	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
2018-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
2018-04-09	House	To Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
2018-04-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2018-04-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
2018-04-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2018-04-05	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
2018-03-21	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monica Bristow

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-0.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-6	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-6.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5803&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5803.htm