CRIM CD-CONTRABAND-PENAL INST Senate SponsorsSen. A. J. Wilhelmi-Linda Holmes House Sponsors(Rep. Jack McGuire-Mike Boland-LaShawn K. Ford) 9/25/2008SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0962 720 ILCS 5/31A-1.2from Ch. 38, par. 31A-1.2Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee includes knowingly and without authority bringing or attempting to bring or causing or permitting another person to bring any listed form of contraband into the penal institution (rather than just alcoholic liquor, a controlled substance, methamphetamine, or a hypodermic syringe).Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that for the purpose of the offense of unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee or the offense of unauthorized possession of contraband in a penal institution by an employee, the defendant must intend to provide the cellular telephone or cellular telephone battery to any inmate in a penal institution, or to use the cellular telephone or cellular telephone battery at the direction of an inmate or for the benefit of any inmate of a penal institution. Also provides that for such violations involving alcoholic liquor, weapons, firearms, firearm ammunition, tools to defeat security mechanisms, cutting tools, and electronic contraband, such items shall not be considered to be in a penal institution when they are secured in an employee's locked, private motor vehicle parked on the grounds of a penal institution.Governor Amendatory Veto Message Recommends that weapons, firearms, firearm ammunition, tools to defeat security mechanisms, and cutting tools that are secured in an employee's locked, private motor vehicle parked on the grounds of a penal institution be removed from a list of items that are not to be considered to be in a penal institution for purposes of the offenses of (i) unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee and (ii) unauthorized possession of contraband in a penal institution by an employee. 2/7/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi 2/7/2008SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2008SenateReferred to Rules 2/14/2008SenateAssigned to Judiciary Criminal Law 2/21/2008SenatePostponed - Judiciary Criminal Law 2/28/2008SenatePostponed - Judiciary Criminal Law 3/6/2008SenatePostponed - Judiciary Criminal Law 3/10/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi 3/10/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/11/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law 3/11/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/12/2008SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 3/12/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008 3/13/2008SenateSecond Reading 3/13/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2008 4/8/2008SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes 4/8/2008SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/8/2008HouseArrived in House 4/8/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/16/2008HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire 4/16/2008HouseFirst Reading 4/16/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/30/2008HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 5/9/2008HouseCommittee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008 5/21/2008HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 5/21/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/21/2008HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 5/23/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008 5/28/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/28/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/29/2008HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 5/29/2008HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford 5/29/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 5/29/2008SenatePassed Both Houses 6/30/2008SenateSent to the Governor 8/29/2008SenateGovernor Amendatory Veto 9/22/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 22, 2008 9/22/2008SenateMotion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi 9/22/2008Senate3/5 Vote Required 9/22/2008SenateOverride Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 053-000-000 9/22/2008HouseArrived in House 9/22/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 23, 2008 9/23/2008HouseMotion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Jack McGuire 9/23/2008House3/5 Vote Required 9/23/2008HouseOverride Amendatory Veto - House Passed 098-000-000 9/23/2008SenateAmendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses 9/25/2008SenateEffective Date January 1, 2009 9/25/2008SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0962