VEH CD - CELL PHONE PENALTY
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person that uses an electronic communication device while driving that causes the death of another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony, rather than a Class 4 felony, and unless the court determines that circumstances requiring probation or conditional discharge exist, a person found guilty under this Section shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years imprisonment if the violation resulted in the death of one person, or not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years imprisonment if the violation resulted in the death of 2 or more persons. Provides that a person that receives probation or a conditional discharge for a violation that results in the death of another person must perform a minimum 480 hours of community service or 10 days imprisonment as a condition of probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2014
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2014
Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2014
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2014
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
lower
Mar 14, 2014
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2014
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Martwick
lower
Mar 13, 2014
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Feb 4, 2014
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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