Illinois 103rd Regular Session Status: In Committee 6 R cosponsors

SB 2809 — CD CORR-1ST DEG MUR-SHAKEN BAB

Last action — Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment for first degree murder if the defendant, at the time of the commission of the murder, had attained the age of 18, and is found guilty of the first degree murder of a child under the age of 5 who is determined by the court, upon testimony of a physician, to have died from abusive head trauma caused by the defendant. Provides that "abusive head trauma" includes shaken baby syndrome. Defines "abusive head trauma" and shaken baby syndrome".

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments

  2. Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 3, 2024

  3. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2024

  4. Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024

  5. To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance

  6. Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety

  7. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  8. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis

  9. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran

  10. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte

  11. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson

  12. Referred to Assignments

  13. First Reading

  14. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jil Tracy

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (177)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2809 do?
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment for first degree murder if the defendant, at the time of the commission of the murder, had attained the age of 18, and is found guilty of the first degree murder of a child under the age of 5 who is determined by the court, upon testimony of a physician, to have died from abusive head trauma caused by the defendant. Provides that "abusive head trauma" includes shaken baby syndrome. Defines "abusive head trauma" and shaken baby syndrome".
Who sponsors SB 2809?
SB 2809 is sponsored by Jil Tracy (Republican), Jason Plummer (Republican), Neil Anderson (Republican), Donald P. DeWitte (Republican), John F. Curran (Republican), and Seth Lewis (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2809?
This bill died with 103rd Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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