Rita Mayfield
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 60
Primary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing for first degree murder that the murdered individual was a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Provides that assault and battery committed in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship are enhanced to aggravated assault or aggravated battery. Provides that the penalty for aggravated assault under this provision is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that aggravated battery under this provision is a Class 1 felony when the person causes great bodily harm or permanent disability to an individual whom the person knows to be a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Provides that a person also commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when the person knowingly carries or possesses with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, any firearm, knife, or other dangerous weapon, in any school church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, except: (1) provides that aggravated battery committed by knowingly causing great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 1 felony in the engrossed bill) when the person causes great bodily harm or permanent disability to an individual whom the person knows to be a member of a congregation engaged in prayer or other religious activities at a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship; and (2) provides that the offense of unlawful use of weapons also includes carrying or possessing with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, any firearm (rather than any firearm, knife, or other dangerous weapon in the engrossed bill) in a church, synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship (deletes school).
Effective Date January 1, 2020
Governor Approved
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0223
Sent to the Governor
Passed Both Houses
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 118-000-000
House Concurs
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rita Mayfield
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
Arrived in House
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Brian W. Stewart
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2019
Second Reading
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 23, 2019
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Schimpf
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 010-000-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachelle Crowe
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Reported Back To Criminal Law
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 24, 2019
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2019
To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
Assigned to Criminal Law
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
Arrive in Senate
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Rachelle Crowe
First Reading
Referred to Assignments
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000
Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 006-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Grant
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Caulkins
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Terri Bryant
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Swanson
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. André Thapedi
Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. William Davis
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael T. Marron
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
To Sentencing, Penalities and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darren Bailey
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Rita Mayfield
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