CRIM CD-1ST&2ND DEGREE MURDER House SponsorsRep. Annazette Collins 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 5/9-1from Ch. 38, par. 9-1720 ILCS 5/9-2from Ch. 38, par. 9-2 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a defense to first degree murder that the person killed had a documented history or pattern of physically abusing the defendant and both the defendant and the victim were, at the time of the offense or previously, family or household members as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that such conduct is second degree murder.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:720 ILCS 5/9-1720 ILCS 5/9-2Adds reference to:725 ILCS 5/111-2.5 newReplaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the State's Attorney may not charge a person with first degree murder, second degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, or drug-induced homicide if the person killed had a documented history or pattern of physically abusing the person who committed the homicide and both the person who committed the homicide and the person killed were, at the time of the offense or previously, family or household members as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. 2/4/2010HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Annazette Collins 2/5/2010HouseFirst Reading 2/5/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/16/2010HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 2/25/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 2/25/2010HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 2/25/2010HouseMotion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 003-004-000 2/25/2010HouseRemains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/15/2010HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die