Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 1547 — CRIM CD-RESISTING PEACE OFF

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person convicted of resisting or obstructing a peace officer in which the violation was the proximate cause of an injury to a peace officer is guilty of a Class 1 (rather than Class 4) felony.

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What changed in the latest version

43 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill HB 1547 clarify the definitions and penalties for resisting or obstructing peace officers and correctional institution employees. Key changes include specifying that resisting or obstructing a peace officer who causes injury is now treated more seriously, moving the offense from a Class 1 felony to a Class 3 felony. This adjustment aims to enhance accountability for those who engage in such actions, ensuring stricter consequences for endangering the safety of law enforcement personnel. Additionally, the bill now emphasizes that the sentences for these offenses cannot be reduced through probation, ensuring that offenders serve the minimum required time.

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093_HB1547 LRB093 09160 RLC 09392 b AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
HB1547 Engrossed LRB093 09160 RLC 09392 b AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
Resisting or obstructing a peace officer or correctional institution employee.
Resisting or obstructing a peace officer, _ -- correctional institution employee______________o____________ _____e_________.
(a) A person who knowingly resists or obstructs the performance by one known to the person to be a peace officer or correctional institution employee of any authorized act within his official capacity commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(a) A person who knowingly resists or obstructs the performance by one known to the person to be a peace officer, _ -- correctional institution employee,__________n_____________ _____e_________ of any authorized act within his official capacity commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(a-5) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of resisting or obstructing a peace officer to be sentenced to a minimum of 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or ordered to perform community service for not less than 100 hours as may be determined by the court.
(a-5) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of resisting or obstructing a peace officer___c____________ _____t_____________________a______________________l__________ to be sentenced to a minimum of 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or ordered to perform community service for not less than 100 hours as may be determined by the court.
(a-7) A person convicted for a violation of this Section whose violation was the proximate cause of an injury to a peace officer is guilty of a Class 1 _ - felony.
(a-7) A person convicted for a violation of this Section whose violation was the proximate cause of an injury to a peace officer____________n______________________e_____________ _____e_____________________ is guilty of a Class 3 _ - felony.
(b) For purposes of this Section, "correctional institution employee" means any person employed to supervise and control inmates incarcerated in a penitentiary, State farm, reformatory, prison, jail, house of correction, police detention area, half-way house, or other institution or place for the incarceration or custody of persons under sentence for offenses or awaiting trial or sentence for offenses, under arrest for an offense, a violation of probation, a -2- LRB093 09160 RLC 09392 b violation of parole, or a violation of mandatory supervised release, or awaiting a bail setting hearing or preliminary hearing, or who are sexually dangerous persons or who are sexually violent persons.
_a_____________________a______________________s_____________ _______o___________________n______________________e_____________ _____e______________________t_____________________n_____________ _____u_____________________t______________________r_____________ HB1547 Engrossed -2- LRB093 09160 RLC 09392 b _____i_____________________o____ (b) For purposes of this Section:_- "Correctional institution employee" means any person employed to supervise and control inmates incarcerated in a penitentiary, State farm, reformatory, prison, jail, house of correction, police detention area, half-way house, or other institution or place for the incarceration or custody of persons under sentence for offenses or awaiting trial or sentence for offenses, under arrest for an offense, a violation of probation, a violation of parole, or a violation of mandatory supervised release, or awaiting a bail setting hearing or preliminary hearing, or who are sexually dangerous persons or who are sexually violent persons.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Referred to Rules

  3. First Reading

  4. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine

  5. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003

  6. Arrive in Senate

  7. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

  10. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  12. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

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

  15. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Ronald A. Wait

  18. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey

  19. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado

  20. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Second Reading - Short Debate

  23. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  24. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  25. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote

  26. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  27. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  28. Referred to Rules Committee

  29. First Reading

  30. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ronald A. Wait

Sponsors

  • Ronald A. Wait · Cosponsor

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Ronald A. Wait

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 105001
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 117001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Turner — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Munson — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Novak — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Parke — Yea
Leitch — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Millner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Forby — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Krause — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Howard — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Watson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Jones — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Winters — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Younge — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hartke — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1547 do?
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person convicted of resisting or obstructing a peace officer in which the violation was the proximate cause of an injury to a peace officer is guilty of a Class 1 (rather than Class 4) felony.
Who sponsors HB 1547?
HB 1547 is sponsored by Ronald A. Wait.
What is the current status of HB 1547?
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.
Where can I track HB 1547?
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