Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/12-7.1

from Ch. 38, par. 12-7.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that independent of any criminal prosecution or the result of a criminal prosecution, any person suffering injury as a result of a hate crime may bring a civil action for damages, injunction or other appropriate relief if the hate crime was caused by disorderly conduct committed by: (1) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed; (2) transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner a false report to any public safety agency without the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public; or (3) calling the number "911" or transmitting or causing to be transmitted in any manner to a public safety agency for the purpose of making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting information when, at the time the call or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for making the call or transmission and further knows that the call or transmission could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
8/26/2020	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II
8/26/2020	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
8/31/2020	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
11/10/2020	House	First Reading
11/10/2020	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

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