Bill Text: IL SB2592 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the common areas and the curtilage of a multi-dwelling residential unit or apartment are not considered a part of the dwelling and a tenant does not have the status of an invitee in those areas.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB2592 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2592-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB2592 Introduced 2/7/2018, by Sen. Scott M. Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/2-6 from Ch. 38, par. 2-6
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the common areas and the curtilage of a multi-dwelling residential unit or apartment are not considered a part of the dwelling and a tenant does not have the status of an invitee in those areas.
LRB100 16212 RLC 31335 b
A BILL FOR
SB2592 LRB100 16212 RLC 31335 b
AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
Section 2-6 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/2-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-6)
Sec. 2-6. "Dwelling". (a) Except as otherwise provided in
subsection (b) of this Section, "dwelling" means a building or
portion thereof, a tent, a vehicle, or other enclosed space
which is used or intended for use as a human habitation, home
or residence.
(b) For the purposes of Section 19-3 of this Code,
"dwelling" means a house, apartment, mobile home, trailer, or
other living quarters in which at the time of the alleged
offense the owners or occupants actually reside or in their
absence intend within a reasonable period of time to reside.
(c) The common areas and the curtilage of a multi-dwelling
residential unit or apartment are not considered a part of the
dwelling and a tenant does not have the status of an invitee in
those areas.
(Source: P.A. 84-1289.)