Date	Chamber	Action
9/25/2008	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0962

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/31A-1.2

from Ch. 38, par. 31A-1.2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee includes knowingly and without authority bringing or attempting to bring or causing or permitting another person to bring any listed form of contraband into the penal institution (rather than just alcoholic liquor, a controlled substance, methamphetamine, or a hypodermic syringe).

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that for the purpose of the offense of unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee or the offense of unauthorized possession of contraband in a penal institution by an employee, the defendant must intend to provide the cellular telephone or cellular telephone battery to any inmate in a penal institution, or to use the cellular telephone or cellular telephone battery at the direction of an inmate or for the benefit of any inmate of a penal institution. Also provides that for such violations involving alcoholic liquor, weapons, firearms, firearm ammunition, tools to defeat security mechanisms, cutting tools, and electronic contraband, such items shall not be considered to be in a penal institution when they are secured in an employee's locked, private motor vehicle parked on the grounds of a penal institution.

Governor Amendatory Veto Message
Recommends that weapons, firearms, firearm ammunition, tools to defeat security mechanisms, and cutting tools that are secured in an employee’s locked, private motor vehicle parked on the grounds of a penal institution be removed from a list of items that are not to be considered to be in a penal institution for purposes of the offenses of (i) unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee and (ii) unauthorized possession of contraband in a penal institution by an employee.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2008	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
2/7/2008	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2008	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/14/2008	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
2/21/2008	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
2/28/2008	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
3/6/2008	Senate	Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
3/10/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
3/10/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/11/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
3/11/2008	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/12/2008	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000
3/12/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008
3/13/2008	Senate	Second Reading
3/13/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 1, 2008
4/8/2008	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
4/8/2008	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
4/8/2008	House	Arrived in House
4/8/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/16/2008	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
4/16/2008	House	First Reading
4/16/2008	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/30/2008	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
5/9/2008	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
5/21/2008	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000
5/21/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/21/2008	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
5/23/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
5/28/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/28/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/29/2008	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
5/29/2008	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
5/29/2008	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
5/29/2008	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/30/2008	Senate	Sent to the Governor
8/29/2008	Senate	Governor Amendatory Veto
9/22/2008	Senate	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 22, 2008
9/22/2008	Senate	Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
9/22/2008	Senate	3/5 Vote Required
9/22/2008	Senate	Override Amendatory Veto - Senate Passed 053-000-000
9/22/2008	House	Arrived in House
9/22/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Amendatory Veto September 23, 2008
9/23/2008	House	Motion Filed Override Amendatory Veto Rep. Jack McGuire
9/23/2008	House	3/5 Vote Required
9/23/2008	House	Override Amendatory Veto - House Passed 098-000-000
9/23/2008	Senate	Amendatory Veto Overridden Both Houses
9/25/2008	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2009
9/25/2008	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0962

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