Bill Text: IL HB4726 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules and regulations on sentence credit prescribed by the Department of Corrections shall also provide for timely notification to inmates that their eligibility for the award by the Director of Corrections of additional sentence credit for good conduct in specific instances as the Director deems proper is being reviewed and timely notification of the decision to award or not award sentence credit for good conduct and the amount of credit awarded, if any.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4726 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4726-Amended.html

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Rep. William Davis

Filed: 3/25/2014

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4726
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4726 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Section 11-9.4-1 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/11-9.4-1)
Sec. 11-9.4-1. Sexual predator and child sex offender;
presence or loitering in or near public parks prohibited.
(a) For the purposes of this Section:
"Child sex offender" has the meaning ascribed to it in
subsection (d) of Section 11-9.3 of this Code, but does not
include as a sex offense under paragraph (2) of subsection
(d) of Section 11-9.3, the offenses under subsections (b)
and (c) of Section 11-1.50 or subsections (b) and (c) of
Section 12-15 of this Code.
"Public park" includes a park, forest preserve,

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bikeway, trail, or conservation area under the
jurisdiction of the State or a unit of local government.
"Loiter" means:
(i) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public
park property.
(ii) Standing, sitting idly, whether or not the
person is in a vehicle or remaining in or around public
park property, for the purpose of committing or
attempting to commit a sex offense.
"Sexual predator" has the meaning ascribed to it in
subsection (E) of Section 2 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act.
(b) It is unlawful for a sexual predator or a child sex
offender to knowingly be present in any public park building or
on real property comprising any public park, unless the
offender is a parent or guardian of a person under 18 years of
age who is also present in the building or in the public park
and the offender does not contact or communicate with any other
persons under 18 years of age.
(c) It is unlawful for a sexual predator or a child sex
offender to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of
a public park building or real property comprising any public
park, unless the offender is a parent or guardian of a person
under 18 years of age who is also present in the building or in
the public park and the offender does not contact or

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communicate with any other persons under 18 years of age. For
the purposes of this subsection (c), the 500 feet distance
shall be measured from the edge of the property comprising the
public park building or the real property comprising the public
park.
(d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor, except that a second or subsequent
violation is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96-1099, eff. 1-1-11; 97-698, eff. 1-1-13;
97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)".