Date	Chamber	Action
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/12C-10

was 720 ILCS 5/12-21.5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning child abandonment. Provides that a person also commits child abandonment when he or she, as a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly leaves that child who is under 7 years of age or who is under 18 and has been found to have special needs, either physical or mental in nature, without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 2 hours or more. Provides that the offense is also committed when a parent, guardian, or other person having physical custody or control of a child, without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child, knowingly leaves that child who is at least 7 years of age and under the age of 10 without supervision by a responsible person over the age of 14 for a period of 8 hours or more. Establishes additional factors which the trier of fact shall consider in determining whether the child was left without regard for the mental or physical health, safety, or welfare of that child.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2013	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith Farnham
2/26/2013	House	First Reading
2/26/2013	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/7/2013	House	Assigned to Judiciary
3/20/2013	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
3/20/2013	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2013	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2013	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/19/2013	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
12/3/2014	House	Session Sine Die

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