SB 115 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

CD CORR-MURDER ARMED FORCES

Summary
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment when the death penalty is not imposed if the defendant is found guilty of murdering an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States if the active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States and the defendant knew or should have known that the murdered individual was an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States or was a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States who served combat duty in the most recent conflict authorized by the President of the United States. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced May 1, 2007 Signed Aug 23, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2007 · House May 28, 2007

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 54
May 1, 2007
D Democratic33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican21
19 Yea 2
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
10
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Aug 23, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 28, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 28, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-0-8)
house
May 24, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
lower
May 18, 2007
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
lower
May 14, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
May 10, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 1, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 1, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-4)
senate
Mar 22, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Collins
upper
Mar 22, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 21, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Mar 16, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 16, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Mar 14, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Mar 9, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 9, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Jan 31, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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