Bill Status of SB 2452   95th General Assembly

Short Description:  CRIM CD-TAMPER- PUBLIC RECORDS

Senate Sponsors
Sen. John J. Cullerton

House Sponsors
(Rep. Robert S. Molaro)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  2/17/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1035

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/32-8from Ch. 38, par. 32-8

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a public record expressly includes, but is not limited to, court records pertaining to any civil or criminal proceeding in any court. Provides that a judge, circuit clerk or clerk of any court, an inspector general of any court, public official or employee, court reporter, or any other person who knowingly and without lawful authority alters, destroys, defaces, removes, or conceals any public record received or held by any judge or by a clerk of any court commits a Class 3 felony and shall forfeit his or her elected office or public employment, if any, together with his or her entitlement to any and all public pensions or other benefits payable by the State of Illinois or by any public entity created or organized under the laws of the State of Illinois, if any. Provides that prosecution of a violation of this provision shall be commenced within 10 years after the commission of the act constituting the violation.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that a prosecution for tampering with court records shall be commenced within 3 years after the act constituting the violation is discovered or reasonably should have been discovered.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Deletes reference to:
720 ILCS 5/32-8
Adds reference to:
720 ILCS 5/32-4e new
720 ILCS 5/32-4f new

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who gives or offers to give benefits, promises, pecuniary compensation, or any other form of compensation, either directly or indirectly, to a judicial officer or a member of the judicial officer's immediate family with the intent to: (1) induce such judicial officer to do, or fail to do, any act in violation of the lawful execution of his or her official duties; or (2) induce such judicial officer to commit or aid in the commission of any fraud, or to collude in, allow, or make available the opportunity for the commission of any fraud on the State of Illinois commits a Class 2 felony. Provides that a person who gives or offers to give benefits, promises, pecuniary compensation, or any other form of compensation, either directly or indirectly, to court employees and staff with the intent to interfere with the administration of the judicial process commits a Class 2 felony. Provides that a person who files or causes to be filed, in any public record or in any private record that is generally available to the public, any false lien or encumbrance against the real or personal property of a Supreme, Appellate, Circuit, or Associate Judge of the State of Illinois with knowledge that such lien or encumbrance is false or contains any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation, and with the intent of retaliating against that Judge for the performance or non-performance of an official judicial duty, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2008SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  2/15/2008SenateFirst Reading
  2/15/2008SenateReferred to Rules
  2/27/2008SenateAssigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
  3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
  3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
  3/5/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
  3/6/2008SenatePostponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
  3/10/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
  3/10/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
  3/11/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
  3/11/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
  3/12/2008SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
  3/12/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008
  4/1/2008SenateSecond Reading
  4/1/2008SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Cullerton
  4/1/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
  4/16/2008SenateThird Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
  4/17/2008HouseArrived in House
  4/17/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  5/22/2008HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
  5/22/2008HouseFirst Reading
  5/22/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/27/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
  5/27/2008HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  5/28/2008HouseMoved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
  5/28/2008HouseMotion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
  5/28/2008HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
  5/28/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  5/28/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  5/28/2008HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  5/31/2008HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  11/6/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) November 30, 2008
  11/6/2008HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
  11/7/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  11/14/2008HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Robert S. Molaro
  11/18/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert S. Molaro
  11/18/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  11/18/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  11/19/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-000-000
  11/19/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  11/19/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
  11/19/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  11/19/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
  11/19/2008SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
  11/19/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) November 20, 2008; 01
  11/20/2008SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton
  11/20/2008SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
  11/20/2008SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive
  11/20/2008SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 009-000-000
  11/20/2008SenateHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-001
  11/20/2008SenatePassed Both Houses
  12/19/2008SenateSent to the Governor
  2/17/2009SenateGovernor Approved
  2/17/2009SenateEffective Date June 1, 2009
  2/17/2009SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1035

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