Illinois House Bill 2935 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-2)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Includes in the definition of "item of contraband", a recording device and broadcast equipment. Defines "recording device" and "broadcast equipment". Includes in the definition of "penal institution" the airspace above the ground on which a penal institution is sited. Provides that possessing contraband that is a recording device, broadcast equipment, or electronic contraband in a penal institution, on penal institution property, or within the proximity of penal institution property with the intent to disrupt safety, security, or operations of the penal institution, is a Class 2 felony. Provides that a person commits unauthorized possession of contraband in a penal institution by an employee when a person who is an employee knowingly and without authority of any person designated or authorized to grant this authority delivers, possesses, conspires to deliver or solicits delivery, causes or permits delivery, or permits another to attempt to deliver, any item of contraband within the proximity of penal institution property with the intent to disrupt safety, security, or operations of the penal institution. Provides that placing or causing to be placed, or allowing another to place or cause to place a recording device, broadcast equipment, or electronic contraband on penal institution property or within the proximity of penal institution property with the intent to disrupt safety, security, or operations of the penal institution is a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the intent is to deliver the contraband to an inmate, it is a Class 4 felony.

CRIM CD-CONTRABAND-PENAL INST

Sen. Thomas Bennett [R]	Sen. Brian Stewart [R]	Rep. John Cabello [R]	Sen. Elgie Sims [D]
Rep. Jerry Costello [D]	Rep. Barbara Wheeler [R]	Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst [R]	Sen. Terri Bryant [R]
Sen. Jason Barickman [R]

2017-04-05 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 115 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-05-26	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2017-05-19	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 26, 2017
2017-05-12	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
2017-05-03	Senate	To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
2017-04-25	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2017-04-06	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-04-06	Senate	First Reading
2017-04-05	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jason A. Barickman
2017-04-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2017
2017-04-05	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2017-04-05	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
2017-04-04	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2017-04-04	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-04-04	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
2017-03-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
2017-03-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2017-03-29	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
2017-03-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
2017-03-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Wheeler
2017-03-29	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-03-28	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 012-001-000
2017-03-28	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
2017-03-28	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
2017-03-28	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 006-000-000
2017-03-15	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2017-03-15	House	To Criminal Administration and Enforcement Subcommittee
2017-03-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2017-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2017-02-22	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2017-02-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-09	House	First Reading
2017-02-09	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	31A-0.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	31A-1.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	31A-1.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2935&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB2935.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB2935eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB2935ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/house/10000HB2935_04052017_005000T.pdf