Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 73 — RE-ENACTS -CHILD MURDER

Last action — Session Sine Die

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

This bill died with 93rd 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Re-enacts a provision added by Public Act 89-203 that was held unconstitutional in People v. Wooters, 188 Ill. 2d 500 (1999) as violating the single subject clause of the Illinois Constitution. Re-enacts the provision that requires the court to impose a sentence of natural life imprisonment upon a defendant who has not been sentenced to death and who at the time of the commission of the murder has attained the age of 17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an individual under 12 years of age. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

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

  3. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner

  4. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  5. Referred to Rules Committee

  6. First Reading

  7. Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross

Sponsors

  • Tom Cross · Cosponsor

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

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

  • Tom Cross

Not signed on (182)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 73 do?
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Re-enacts a provision added by Public Act 89-203 that was held unconstitutional in People v. Wooters, 188 Ill. 2d 500 (1999) as violating the single subject clause of the Illinois Constitution. Re-enacts the provision that requires the court to impose a sentence of natural life imprisonment upon a defendant who has not been sentenced to death and who at the time of the commission of the murder has attained the age of 17 or more and is found guilty of murdering an individual under 12 years of age. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 73?
HB 73 is sponsored by Tom Cross.
What is the current status of HB 73?
This bill died with 93rd 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.
Where can I track HB 73?
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