CRIM CD-HATE CRIME
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that harassment through electronic communications by reason of the harassed person's actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin is a hate crime. Effective immediately.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
Jul 2003
House Passage
Mar 2003
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2003
Last action Jan 11, 2005
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2003
How they voted
89–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 94
Mar 6, 2003
D
Democratic50
94% Yea
R
Republican44
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
3
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Jul 1, 2003
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Jul 1, 2003
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Jul 1, 2003
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Jul 1, 2003
Committee
Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules
upper
May 23, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
upper
May 23, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
May 22, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
May 22, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
May 22, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 22, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dan Cronin; -Dillard-Roskam-Silverstein
upper
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Re-assigned to Judiciary
upper
Apr 15, 2003
Committee
Re-referred to Rules
upper
Apr 3, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Health & Human Services
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 11, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 6, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (89-0-5)
house
Feb 21, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Feb 5, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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