Illinois House Bill 1601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning the offenses of intimidation and aggravated intimidation. Provides that a person also commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another to perform or to omit the performance of any act, he or she communicates to another, directly or indirectly by any means, a threat to cause the person to falsify, amend, or withdraw a report of his or her abuse. Provides that a person commits aggravated intimidation when he or she commits intimidation by causing a person 60 years of age or older or known to be a person with a disability to falsify, amend, or withdraw a report of his or her abuse. Provides that aggravated intimidation under these circumstances is a Class 2 felony for which the offender may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years nor more than 14 years. Defines "abuse" and "person with a disability".

CRIM CD-INTIMIDATION-ELDERLY

Rep. Monica Bristow [D]

Rep. Terra Costa Howard [D]

Sen. Mary Edly-Allen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-29	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2019-03-08	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen
2019-02-28	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
2019-02-19	House	To Sentencing, Penalities and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
2019-02-13	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2019-02-01	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2019-02-01	House	First Reading
2019-01-30	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Monica Bristow

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	12-0.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-6	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	12-6.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1601&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=108&GA=101
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/101/HB/10100HB1601.htm