CRIM CD-PENAL-CONTRABAND
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 1 felony for an employee of a penal institution, without authority of any person designated or authorized to grant such authority, to bring into or to attempt to bring into the penal institution, or to possess in the penal institution a tool to defeat security mechanisms or a cutting tool. Provides that it is a Class X felony with a minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years for a person who is an employee of a penal institution to knowingly and without authority of any person designated or authorized to grant such authority to deliver or possess with intent to deliver electronic contraband in the penal institution. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2010
Committee Review
Apr 2010
House Passage
May 2010
Senate Passage
May 2010
Signed into Law
Jul 2010
Introduced Mar 24, 2010
Signed Jul 27, 2010
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2010 · House Mar 24, 2010
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 58
May 4, 2010
D
Democratic36
94% Yea
R
Republican22
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 27, 2010
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 4, 2010
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 4, 2010
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0-3)
senate
Apr 14, 2010
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000
upper
Apr 6, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Mar 24, 2010
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 24, 2010
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2010
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-1-3)
house
Mar 11, 2010
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Mar 8, 2010
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Feb 9, 2010
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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