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 Bill Status of SB2971  100th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM CD - 911 PHONE SWATTING

Senate Sponsors
Sen. William E. Brady and Chris Nybo

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/26-1from Ch. 38, par. 26-1


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Adds to the disorderly conduct offense of calling 911 with a false report that the offense includes making a report or causing to be reported for the purpose of knowingly making a false alarm or complaint. Provides the violation is a Class 3 felony if the person making the false report knows or should know that the response to the report is the result of an act in furtherance of or an attempt in furtherance of the offense of intimidation, aggravated intimidation, computer tampering, aggravated computer tampering, identity theft, or aggravated identity theft, and a Class 1 felony if the person making the false report knows or should know that the response to the report is likely to cause death or great bodily harm and death or great bodily harm is sustained by any person as a result of the false report. Adds authorized emergency aircraft or vessel to the definition of emergency response.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2018SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael Connelly
  2/15/2018SenateFirst Reading
  2/15/2018SenateReferred to Assignments
  2/21/2018SenateAssigned to Criminal Law
  2/27/2018SenateTo Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
  4/13/2018SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 27, 2018
  4/19/2018SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
  4/27/2018SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
  12/21/2018SenateChief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
  1/9/2019SenateSession Sine Die

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