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SB 1761 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

CRIM CD-SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that neither a non-violent sexual advance nor the discovery, knowledge, or perception of a person's sex or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the defendant and victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship, can be a mitigating factor relevant to the imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Also provides that the same conduct does not constitute serious provocation for second degree murder.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced May 8, 2017 Signed Aug 25, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 5, 2017 · House May 31, 2017

How they voted

36–0
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 51
May 5, 2017
D Democratic31
23 Yea 8
74% Yea
R Republican20
13 Yea 7
65% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
60
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
11
Aug 25, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 31, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 31, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-13)
house
May 25, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
May 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
lower
May 15, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 8, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 5, 2017
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 5, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Biss
upper
May 5, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-0-15)
senate
May 3, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-001
upper
May 3, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
upper
May 2, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 27, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
upper
Mar 29, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 24, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss
upper
Mar 8, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-002-002
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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