Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense for criminal sexual assault in which the penalty is not natural life imprisonment shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years (unless the minimum sentence is greater than 25 years) and not exceeding natural life imprisonment. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the minimum mandatory supervised release term for defendants who commit a second or subsequent offense of criminal sexual assault on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be the natural life of the defendant (rather than from 3 years to natural life).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5843 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Kent Gaffney [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-052	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dennis Reboletti [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Cavaletto [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-107	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Bost [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-115	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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