SAFE SCHOOL ZONE
Summary
Amends the School Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that if a school board designates the area within 1,000 feet of a school to be a safe school zone, then the principal of that school and the local law enforcement agency may prohibit persons, other than residents, from entering the safe school zone without a legitimate purpose (as jointly defined by the school board and the local law enforcement agency). Creates the offense of criminal trespass to school land, a Class A misdemeanor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Aug 2011
Introduced Apr 7, 2011
Signed Aug 25, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2011 · House May 31, 2011
How they voted
54–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 56
May 25, 2011
D
Democratic33
96% Yea
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
71
Key actions
18
Committee
26
Amendments
18
Aug 25, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 31, 2011
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 31, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
lower
May 31, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
lower
May 31, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
lower
May 30, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
lower
May 30, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
lower
May 30, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
lower
May 29, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
May 29, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
May 29, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
May 25, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 25, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
May 25, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
May 25, 2011
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
May 25, 2011
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2, 3
lower
May 25, 2011
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 25, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Frerichs
upper
May 25, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Frerichs
upper
May 25, 2011
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (54-0-2)
senate
May 24, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
upper
May 24, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 006-000-000
upper
May 19, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
May 19, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
May 18, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 18, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
upper
May 18, 2011
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 18, 2011
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
upper
May 10, 2011
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Education; 010-000-000
upper
May 10, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 10, 2011
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
upper
May 10, 2011
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 10, 2011
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
upper
Apr 27, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Education
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 5, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 31, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Mar 30, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Mar 30, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
Mar 16, 2011
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2011
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2011
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
lower
Feb 24, 2011
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 004-000-003
lower
Feb 8, 2011
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2011
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
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