Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits aggravated assault or aggravated battery when he or she, in committing the assault or battery, knowingly video or audio records the offense with the intent to disseminate the recording. Provides that an aggravated assault committed under these circumstances is a Class 4 felony and an aggravated battery committed under these circumstances is a Class 3 felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court may impose an extended term sentence when a defendant commits any felony and the defendant knowingly video or audio records the offense with the intent to disseminate the recording.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0385 [HB1309 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Kelly Cassidy [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen Willis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-077	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maria Berrios [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-039	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Franks [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-063	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Keith Farnham [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-043	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda LaVia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ira Silverstein [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-008	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator William Cunningham [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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