Bill Status of HB1615  101st General Assembly

Short Description:  CRIM CD-FELONY MURDER

House Sponsors
Rep. Justin Slaughter - Kelly M. Cassidy, William Davis, Yehiel M. Kalish, Robyn Gabel, Bob Morgan, Will Guzzardi, Maurice A. West, II, Rita Mayfield, Joyce Mason, Kambium Buckner and Anne Stava-Murray

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/9-1from Ch. 38, par. 9-1


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning first degree murder. Provides that a person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if he or she acting alone, commits or attempts to commit a forcible felony other than second degree murder and, in the course of and in furtherance of the crime, he or she personally causes the death of an individual. Provides that a person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if he or she, when acting with one or more participants, commits or attempts to commit a forcible felony other than second degree murder, and in the course of and in furtherance of the offense, another participant in the offense causes the death of an individual, and he or she knew that the other participant would engage in conduct that would result in death or great bodily harm. Makes technical changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/31/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter
  2/1/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/1/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/13/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
  2/13/2019HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  8/26/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
  8/28/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  8/29/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  9/13/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  9/16/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  9/16/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
  9/16/2019HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
  10/28/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  10/30/2019HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  2/26/2020HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  3/17/2020HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
  6/23/2020HouseRule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  6/29/2020HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner
  1/6/2021HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die