CRIM CD-STALKING-THIRD PARTY Senate SponsorsSen. Emil Jones, III-Toi W. Hutchinson-Donne E. Trotter and Mattie Hunter-M. Maggie Crotty House Sponsors(Rep. Rita Mayfield-Jim Sacia) 8/11/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0311 720 ILCS 5/2-7from Ch. 38, par. 2-7Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:720 ILCS 5/2-7Adds reference to:720 ILCS 5/12-7.3from Ch. 38, par. 12-7.3720 ILCS 5/12-7.4from Ch. 38, par. 12-7.4720 ILCS 5/12-7.5720 ILCS 5/12-30from Ch. 38, par. 12-30Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offenses of stalking, aggravated stalking, cyberstalking, and violation of an order of protection. Provides that a defendant who directed the actions of a third party to commit any of these offenses, under the principles of accountability set forth in the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of the offense as if the same had been personally done by the defendant, without regard to the mental state of the third party acting at the direction of the defendant. Effective immediately. 2/10/2011SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III 2/10/2011SenateFirst Reading 2/10/2011SenateReferred to Assignments 3/8/2011SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 3/8/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, III 3/8/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/9/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law 3/17/2011SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/17/2011SenateDo Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 3/17/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011 3/30/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson 4/8/2011SenateSecond Reading 4/8/2011SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011 4/15/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 4/15/2011SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter 4/15/2011SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty 4/15/2011SenateThird Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 4/15/2011HouseArrived in House 4/15/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/15/2011HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield 4/15/2011HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/25/2011HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 5/5/2011HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 5/5/2011HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2011HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2011HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/13/2011HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia 5/16/2011HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 101-000-000 5/16/2011SenatePassed Both Houses 6/14/2011SenateSent to the Governor 8/11/2011SenateGovernor Approved 8/11/2011SenateEffective Date August 11, 2011 8/11/2011SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0311