Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of negligent vehicular homicide, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is a proximate cause of the death of another person. Provides that a person acts negligently within the meaning of the provision if he or she fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or injury to others, and that failure constitutes a substantial deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise under the circumstances then prevailing. Provides that the finder of fact may consider statutes and ordinances regulating the defendant's conduct in determining whether he or she was culpably negligent.

House Amendment No. 1

	Adds reference to:
	625 ILCS 5/6-205	from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-205

Provides that the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver upon receiving a report of the driver's conviction of negligent vehicular homicide.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2008	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black
2/1/2008	House	First Reading
2/1/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/20/2008	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/6/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/6/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
3/6/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
3/6/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
5/9/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
5/23/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
5/29/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2008	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/31/2008	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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