Illinois House Bill 564 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is an aggravated assault if a person when, in committing an assault, threatens to kill a person who is under 13 years of age if the person committing the assault was at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that it is harassment by telephone to knowingly make a telephone call or to knowingly induce a person to make a telephone call for the purpose of threatening to kill another person who is under 13 years of age, regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age consents to the threat, if the defendant is at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that it is harassment through electronic communications to knowingly transmit an electronic communication or to knowingly induce a person to transmit an electronic communication for the purpose of threatening to kill another person who is under 13 years of age, regardless of whether the person under 13 years of age consents to the threat, if the defendant was at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Provides that these offenses are Class 3 felonies.

CRIM CD-THREAT VICTIM

Rep. Jonathan Carroll [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-21	House	To Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2021-02-08	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-02-08	House	First Reading
2021-02-03	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jonathan Carroll

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	26.5-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	26.5-3	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	26.5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=564&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0564.htm