HB 2631 Illinois House · 104th Regular Session

MILITARY JUSTICE-OFFENSES

Summary

Amends the Illinois Code of Military Justice. In the definition of "military offenses", updates the proper names of the listed offenses. Makes a corresponding change to a substantive provision concerning the offense of conduct unbecoming an officer. Effective immediately.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025

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Introduced → Engrossed · 1 edit · Apr 9, 2025

MINOR

This bill updates the Illinois Code of Military Justice by correcting the official names of specific military offenses listed in the definitions section. The changes ensure the statute uses the precise, current terminology for these offenses, maintaining legal accuracy and consistency within the military justice system.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains unchanged; it applies to the same military personnel and situations as before, but with corrected legal terminology.

DEFINITION

Corrected the formatting and official names of military offenses (such as 'Cruelty and maltreatment' and 'Prohibited activities with military recruit or trainee by person in position of special trust') to ensure they match the current legal standards.

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

116–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 118

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic78

76 Yea 2

97% Yea

R Republican40

40 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to Assignments

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Arrive in Senate

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 019-000-000

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Rules Committee

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors