Bill Status of HB5791  94th General Assembly

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Short Description:  CRIM CD-FIRST DEGREE MURDER

House Sponsors
Rep. Milton Patterson

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/9-1

from Ch. 38, par. 9-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person at least 18 years of age who is convicted of first degree murder may be sentenced to death if the murdered individual was an active duty member or veteran of the Armed Forces, Reserves, or Illinois National Guard who served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was an active duty member or veteran of the Armed Forces, Reserves, or Illinois National Guard who served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
7/11/2006	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Milton Patterson
11/1/2006	House	First Reading
11/1/2006	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die