CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving in a posted school zone or in a construction or maintenance zone and he or she was also either driving at a speed of more than 10 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit or driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Corrects erroneous cross references in the statute concerning reckless homicide.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jul 2007
Senate Passage
Jul 2007
House Passage
Jul 2007
Signed into Law
Sep 2007
Introduced Mar 15, 2007
Signed Sep 4, 2007
Floor votes · Senate Jul 26, 2007 · House Jul 24, 2007
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 47
Jul 26, 2007
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican18
77% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Amendments
8
Sep 4, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-001
upper
Jul 26, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
upper
Jul 25, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Jul 25, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
upper
Jul 25, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - July 26, 2007
upper
Jul 25, 2007
Introduced
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
upper
Jul 24, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (86-0-10)
house
May 29, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
May 28, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
May 24, 2007
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 24, 2007
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
lower
May 17, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-003-003
lower
Apr 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
Feb 28, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Feb 26, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 26, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
upper
Feb 21, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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