HB 3762 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

FIRST DEGREE MURDER-SENTENCING

Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes technical changes in the first degree murder statute. Eliminates references to imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Repeals provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 that refer to the execution of a death sentence and the type of drugs that can be administered to cause death. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Lists the aggravating factors for first degree murder in which the defendant may be sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Amends various statutes to remove, other than historic references, references to "capital offense", "death penalty", "sentenced to death", and "sentence of death".

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Mar 27, 2023 Signed Jun 9, 2023

Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2023

How they voted

65–36

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 116

Mar 24, 2023

D Democratic76

65 Yea 11

85% Yea

R Republican40

36 Nay 4

90% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 9, 2023

Signed into law

Governor Approved

lower

May 4, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Both Houses

lower

May 4, 2023

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000

lower

Apr 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 007-003-000

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Committee

Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

lower

Mar 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to Assignments

lower

Mar 27, 2023

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-036-000

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Committee

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Introduced

House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

lower

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor