Date	Chamber	Action
8/23/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0362

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

730 ILCS 5/5-8-1

from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment when the death penalty is not imposed if the defendant is found guilty of murdering an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States if the active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or was a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States. Effective immediately.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1

	Deletes reference to:
	730 ILCS 5/5-8-1

	Adds reference to:
	730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2	from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that the defendant committed the offense against a member of the Armed Forces of the United States serving on active duty.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that in order for the aggravating factor to apply, the defendant must know or reasonably should have known that the victim of the offense was a member of the Armed Forces of the United States serving on active duty.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
1/31/2007	Senate	First Reading
1/31/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/7/2007	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
2/28/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
3/1/2007	Senate	Held in Judiciary Criminal Law
3/7/2007	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
3/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/14/2007	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
3/14/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
3/16/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/16/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/21/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
3/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
3/22/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/22/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Collins
3/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
3/30/2007	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007
5/1/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
5/1/2007	House	Arrived in House
5/1/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
5/10/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
5/10/2007	House	First Reading
5/10/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
5/14/2007	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
5/15/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
5/18/2007	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
5/24/2007	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
5/24/2007	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2007	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/25/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/28/2007	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-005
5/28/2007	Senate	Passed Both Houses
5/28/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
6/26/2007	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/23/2007	Senate	Governor Approved
8/23/2007	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2008
8/23/2007	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0362

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