Bill Status of HB5891  100th General Assembly

Short Description:  CRIM CD - DEATH PENALTY MURDER

House Sponsors
Rep. Jerry Costello, II - Jim Durkin - David McSweeney - Natalie Phelps Finnie - John M. Cabello, Brian W. Stewart, Monica Bristow, Terri Bryant and Dave Severin

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/4-4.5 new
720 ILCS 5/5-1from Ch. 38, par. 5-1
720 ILCS 5/5-2.5 new
720 ILCS 5/9-1.5 new
725 ILCS 5/114-15
725 ILCS 5/119-1
725 ILCS 5/122-2.2
730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-10
730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-20.5 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Reinstates the death penalty if at the time of the commission of the offense the person was 18 years of age or older and the person purposely caused the death of 2 or more human beings without lawful justification or the victim was a peace officer or firefighter killed in the course of performing his or her official duties, either to prevent the performance of the person's duties or in retaliation for the performance of the person's duties, and the person knew that the victim was a peace officer or firefighter. Provides a person is legally accountable for the conduct of another in the commission of death penalty murder only when: (1) having the purpose to cause the death of another human being without lawful justification, the person commands, induces, procures, or causes another to perform the conduct; or (2) the person agrees with one or more other persons to engage in conduct for the common purpose of causing the death of another human being without lawful justification, in which case all parties to the agreement shall be criminally liable for acts of other parties to the agreement committed during and in furtherance of the agreement. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  5/24/2018HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II
  5/24/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
  5/24/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
  5/24/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  5/24/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
  5/24/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terri Bryant
  5/24/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  5/24/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
  5/24/2018HouseFirst Reading
  5/24/2018HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/25/2018HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  5/25/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  5/25/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
  5/25/2018HouseRemove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
  5/25/2018HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
  5/25/2018HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  5/25/2018HouseRemoved Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
  1/8/2019HouseSession Sine Die