Illinois 100th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

SB 563 — CRIM-DISORDERLY-THREAT-SCHOOL

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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Summary

Amends the Illinois Prison Inspection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

Bill Text

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165 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 563 updates the definition of disorderly conduct in Illinois by clarifying the types of false alarms that can lead to criminal charges. Specifically, it emphasizes illegal actions such as transmitting fake fire alarms or falsely claiming that explosives or hazardous materials are present. This change matters because it aims to enhance public safety by holding individuals accountable for creating panic or fear through deceitful communications, which can divert emergency services from actual crises.

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*LRB10004875RLC14885b* SB0563 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2018 SB0563 Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen.
SB0563 Engrossed LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
John J.
Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 135/1 from Ch.
38, par.
1101 a Section concerning the short title.ion Act.
Makes a technical change in LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b A BILL FOR SB0563 LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
The Illinois Prison Inspection Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing Section 26-1 as follows:
(730 ILCS 135/1) (from Ch.
(720 ILCS 5/26-1) (from Ch.
1101) Sec.
26-1) Sec.
1.
26-1.
This Act shall be known as the the Illinois Prison Inspection Act.
Disorderly conduct.
(a) A person commits disorderly conduct when he or she knowingly:
(1) Does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace;
(2) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to the fire department of any city, town, village or fire protection district a false alarm of fire, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the fire exists;
(3) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to another a false alarm to the effect that a bomb or other explosive of any nature or a container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is concealed in a place where its explosion or release would endanger human life, knowing at SB0563 Engrossed - 2 - LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the bomb, explosive or a container holding poison gas, a deadly biological or chemical contaminant, or radioactive substance is concealed in the place;
(3.5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner a threat of destruction of a school building or school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed against persons at a school, school function, or school event, whether or not school is in session;
(4) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to any peace officer, public officer or public employee a report to the effect that an offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed, knowing at the time of the transmission that there is no reasonable ground for believing that the offense will be committed, is being committed, or has been committed;
(5) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to any public safety agency without the reasonable grounds necessary to believe that transmitting the report is necessary for the safety and welfare of the public;
or (6) Calls the number "911" or transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner for the purpose of making or transmitting a false alarm or complaint and reporting information when, at the time the call or transmission is made, the person knows there is no reasonable ground for SB0563 Engrossed - 3 - LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b making the call or transmission and further knows that the call or transmission could result in the emergency response of any public safety agency;
(7) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to the Department of Children and Family Services under Section 4 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act;
(8) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report to the Department of Public Health under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act;
(9) Transmits or causes to be transmitted in any manner to the police department or fire department of any municipality or fire protection district, or any privately owned and operated ambulance service, a false request for an ambulance, emergency medical technician-ambulance or emergency medical technician-paramedic knowing at the time there is no reasonable ground for believing that the assistance is required;
(10) Transmits or causes to be transmitted a false report under Article II of Public Act 83-1432;
(11) Enters upon the property of another and for a lewd or unlawful purpose deliberately looks into a dwelling on the property through any window or other opening in it;
or (12) While acting as a collection agency as defined in SB0563 Engrossed - 4 - LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b the Collection Agency Act or as an employee of the collection agency, and while attempting to collect an alleged debt, makes a telephone call to the alleged debtor which is designed to harass, annoy or intimidate the alleged debtor.
(b) Sentence.
A violation of subsection (a)(1) of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor.
A violation of subsection (a)(5) or (a)(11) of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
A violation of subsection (a)(8) or (a)(10) of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor.
A violation of subsection (a)(2), (a)(3.5), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(9) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
A violation of subsection (a)(3) of this Section is a Class 3 felony, for which a fine of not less than $3,000 and no more than $10,000 shall be assessed in addition to any other penalty imposed.
A violation of subsection (a)(12) of this Section is a Business Offense and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $3,000.
A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(7) or (a)(5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
A third or subsequent violation of subsection (a)(11) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
(c) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct to perform community service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if community service is available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the county board of SB0563 Engrossed - 5 - LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b the county where the offense was committed.
In addition, whenever any person is placed on supervision for an alleged offense under this Section, the supervision shall be conditioned upon the performance of the community service.
This subsection does not apply when the court imposes a sentence of incarceration.
(d) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct that requires an emergency response to under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) involving a false alarm of a threat that a bomb or explosive device has been placed in a school to reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency response officer or officers that were dispatched to the school for the cost of the response search for a bomb or explosive device.
(e) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, the court shall order any person convicted of disorderly conduct under paragraph (6) of subsection (a) to reimburse the public agency for the reasonable costs of the emergency response by the public agency up to $10,000.
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If the court determines that the person convicted of disorderly conduct under paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is indigent, the provisions of this subsection (e) do not apply.
(f) For the purposes of this Section, "emergency response" means any condition that results in, or could result in, the response of a public official in an authorized emergency SB0563 Engrossed - 6 - LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b vehicle, any condition that jeopardizes or could jeopardize public safety and results in, or could result in, the evacuation of any area, building, structure, vehicle, or of any other place that any person may enter, or any incident requiring a response by a police officer, a firefighter, a State Fire Marshal employee, or an ambulance.
80-367.)
98-104, eff.
7-22-13;
99-160, eff.
1-1-16;
99-180, eff.
7-29-15;
99-642, eff.
7-28-16.) Section 10.
The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is amended by changing Section 107-6 as follows:
(725 ILCS 5/107-6) (from Ch.
38, par.
107-6) Sec.
107-6.
Release by officer of person arrested;
mental health evaluation.
(a) In this Section, "qualified examiner" has the meaning provided in Section 1-122 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
(b) A peace officer who arrests a person without a warrant is authorized to release the person without requiring him or her to appear before a court when the officer is satisfied that there are no grounds for criminal complaint against the person arrested.
(c) To assist a peace officer in making the determination to release a person under subsection (b) of this Section or with respect to release of a person after detention by the SB0563 Engrossed - 7 - LRB100 04875 RLC 14885 b officer without an arrest, if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person made a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm against a person, school, school function, or school event, the officer may seek to obtain a mental health evaluation of the person by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by the State, by any public or private mental health facility or part of the facility, or by any public or private medical facility or part of the facility.
(Source:
Laws 1963, p.
2836.)
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2019

  3. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  4. Second Reading - Short Debate

  5. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  6. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40

  7. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-003-000

  8. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote

  9. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Executive Committee

  10. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  11. House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  12. Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed

  13. Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Lou Lang

  14. Assigned to Executive Committee

  15. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  16. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  17. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  18. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  19. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Burke

  20. Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee

  21. Referred to Rules Committee

  22. First Reading

  23. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke

  24. Arrived in House

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

  26. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton

  27. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly

  28. Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000

  29. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cunningham

  31. Recalled to Second Reading

  32. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 011-000-000

  34. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000

  35. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance

  36. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.

  37. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law

  38. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  39. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

  40. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  41. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

  42. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2018

  43. Approved for Consideration Assignments

  44. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Bill Cunningham

  45. Re-referred to Assignments

  46. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2017

  47. Second Reading

  48. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 28, 2017

  49. Do Pass Executive; 014-000-000

  50. Assigned to Executive

  51. Referred to Assignments

  52. First Reading

  53. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 52 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30005
Republican 8001
Democrat 14001
Total 52007
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Bertino-Tarrant — Yea
Biss — Yea
Bivins — Not Voting
Bush — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Manar — Yea
McCann — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Rooney — Yea
Bennett — Yea
Harris — Yea
Haine — Yea
Landek — Yea
Link — Yea
McConnaughay — Not Voting
Mulroe — Yea
Brady — Yea
Oberweis — Yea
Silverstein — Not Voting
Cullerton — Yea
Steans — Yea
Cullerton, T. — Yea
McGuire — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Nybo — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Schimpf — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Barickman — Yea
Van Pelt — Yea
Bill Cunningham Democrat Yea
Cristina Castro Democrat Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Elgie R. Sims, Jr. Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Julie A. Morrison Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Michael E. Hastings Democrat Yea
Omar Aquino Democrat Not Voting
Steve Stadelman Democrat Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Not Voting
Dale Fowler Republican Yea
Dan McConchie Republican Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea
John F. Curran Republican Yea
Neil Anderson Republican Yea
Sue Rezin Republican Yea
Travis Weaver Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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What does SB 563 do?
Amends the Illinois Prison Inspection Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Who sponsors SB 563?
SB 563 is sponsored by Bill Cunningham (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 563?
This bill died with 100th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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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