CRIM CD-SEXUAL ASSAULT-CHILD
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is not a defense to predatory criminal sexual assault of a child that the accused reasonably believed the victim of the offense to be 13 years of age or over when the offense was committed and the State does not have to prove that the accused knew that the victim of the offense was under 13 years of age when the offense was committed.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 8, 2008
Last action Jan 13, 2009
Floor votes · House May 8, 2008
How they voted
105–1
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 115
May 8, 2008
D
Democratic64
90% Yea
R
Republican51
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Jan 13, 2009
House · Failed
Session Sine Die
May 15, 2008
Senate · Reported by committee
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008; Substantive House Bills Out of Committee
May 15, 2008
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules
May 8, 2008
Senate · Introduced
Arrive in Senate
May 8, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-1-9)
Mar 6, 2008
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-006-000
Feb 6, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Jan 11, 2008
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
Co
Sandra M. Pihos
RRepublican
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