Illinois House Bill 4199 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [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". 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]

Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie [D]

Rep. Jerry Long [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-05-10	House	Motion Withdrawn Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2018-04-16	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
2018-04-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
2018-04-13	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-13	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2018-04-12	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
2018-04-12	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Criminal Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2018-04-10	House	Motion Filed to Discharge Committee Judiciary - Criminal Committee; Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2018-04-09	House	To Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
2018-04-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2018-03-29	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Lee Long
2018-03-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2018-03-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
2018-03-05	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2018-01-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-01-16	House	First Reading
2017-12-20	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=4199&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4199.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB4199ham001.htm