CD CORR-MURDER ARMED FORCES Senate SponsorsSen. Jacqueline Y. Collins-John O. Jones House Sponsors(Rep. Al Riley-Linda Chapa LaVia and Richard T. Bradley) 8/23/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0362 730 ILCS 5/5-8-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment when the death penalty is not imposed if the defendant is found guilty of murdering an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States if the active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or was a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States. Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:730 ILCS 5/5-8-1Adds reference to:730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that the defendant committed the offense against a member of the Armed Forces of the United States serving on active duty.Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Provides that in order for the aggravating factor to apply, the defendant must know or reasonably should have known that the victim of the offense was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States serving on active duty. 1/31/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 1/31/2007SenateFirst Reading 1/31/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/7/2007SenateAssigned to Judiciary Criminal Law 2/28/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones 3/1/2007SenateHeld in Judiciary Criminal Law 3/7/2007SenatePostponed - Judiciary Criminal Law 3/9/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/9/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/13/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law 3/13/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/14/2007SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000 3/14/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007 3/16/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 3/16/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/21/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law 3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000 3/22/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/22/2007SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Collins 3/22/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007 3/30/2007SenateRule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 5/1/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 5/1/2007HouseArrived in House 5/1/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 5/10/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Al Riley 5/10/2007HouseFirst Reading 5/10/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 5/14/2007HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 5/15/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 5/18/2007HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007 5/24/2007HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000 5/24/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/25/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/25/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/28/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-005 5/28/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 5/28/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley 6/26/2007SenateSent to the Governor 8/23/2007SenateGovernor Approved 8/23/2007SenateEffective Date January 1, 2008 8/23/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0362