Proposed Illinois Firearm Legislation HB5847
Legislation Overview
Title: CRIM CD-FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Description: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing for first degree murder that the murder was committed as a result of the intentional discharge of a firearm (rather than the murder was committed as a result of the intentional discharge of a firearm by the defendant from a motor vehicle and the victim was not present within the motor vehicle). Effective January 1, 2019.
Session: 100th General Assembly
Last Action: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
Last Action Date: March 29, 2018
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: David McSweeney (R); Margo McDermed (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 118)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 29, 2018 | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed |
| House | Mar 21, 2018 | First Reading |
| House | Mar 21, 2018 | Referred to Rules Committee |
| House | Mar 12, 2018 | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David McSweeney |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 12, 2018 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
