Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 977 — CRIM CD-PROPERTY DAMAGE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0553

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In provisions making it an offense to knowingly damage property of another, knowingly start a fire on the land of another, knowingly deposit a stink bomb or offensive smelling compound on the land or in the building of another, or knowingly deface the property of another, deletes a requirement that the act be performed without the other person's consent and adds an affirmative defense that the owner of the property or land consented to the damage. In provisions making it an offense to knowingly injure a domestic animal of another, deletes a requirement that the act be performed without the other person's consent.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill HB 977 was updated to change the wording from "Engrossed" to "Enrolled," indicating that it has moved forward in the legislative process. This shift signals that the bill is nearing final approval, making it important for its supporters and those affected by its provisions to pay attention. It matters because being "Enrolled" means it is set for enactment unless further changes are made.

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HB0977 Engrossed LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
HB0977 Enrolled LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
or (f) damages any property, other than as described in subsection (b) of Section 20-1, with intent to defraud an HB0977 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b insurer;
or (f) damages any property, other than as described in subsection (b) of Section 20-1, with intent to defraud an HB0977 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b insurer;
The acts described in items (a) through (f) are Class 3 felonies if the damage to property exceeds $300 but does not exceed $10,000 if the damage occurs to property of a school or place of worship or to farm equipment or immovable HB0977 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b items of agricultural production, including but not limited to grain elevators, grain bins, and barns.
The acts described in items (a) through (f) are Class 3 felonies if the damage to property exceeds $300 but does not exceed $10,000 if the damage occurs to property of a school or place of worship or to farm equipment or immovable HB0977 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b items of agricultural production, including but not limited to grain elevators, grain bins, and barns.
(3) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of criminal damage to property 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 HB0977 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b of the county where the offense was committed.
(3) In addition to any other sentence that may be imposed, a court shall order any person convicted of criminal damage to property 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 HB0977 Enrolled - 4 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b of the county where the offense was committed.
Criminal defacement of property is a HB0977 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b Class 3 felony if the damage to property exceeds $300 and the property damaged is a school building or place of worship.
Criminal defacement of property is a HB0977 Enrolled - 5 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b Class 3 felony if the damage to property exceeds $300 and the property damaged is a school building or place of worship.
HB0977 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b 91-931, eff.
HB0977 Enrolled - 6 - LRB095 04538 RLC 24591 b 91-931, eff.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0553

  2. Effective Date June 1, 2008

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  10. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007

  11. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  12. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted - Lost Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-005-000

  13. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John A. Fritchey

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  17. Arrived in House

  18. Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007

  20. Second Reading

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007

  22. Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000

  23. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  24. Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  25. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  26. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law

  27. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  28. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  29. Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law

  30. Referred to Rules

  31. First Reading

  32. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 14, 2007

  34. Arrive in Senate

  35. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000

  36. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley

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

  38. Second Reading - Short Debate

  39. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo

  40. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios

  41. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar

  42. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  43. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000

  44. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  45. Referred to Rules Committee

  46. First Reading

  47. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John A. Fritchey

Sponsors

  • John A. Fritchey · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • John A. Fritchey

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay · 18 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 880017
Democrat 8001
Republican 4000
Total 1000018
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Munson — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Not Voting
Sullivan — Yea
Osterman — Not Voting
Patterson — Not Voting
Hannig — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Harris — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Burke — Not Voting
Yarbrough — Not Voting
Younge — Not Voting
Colvin — Not Voting
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Not Voting
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Dunn — Not Voting
Franks — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Not Voting
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Kosel — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Coulson — Not Voting
Fritchey — Yea
Gordon — Not Voting
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
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
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 47002
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Brady — Yea
Noland — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Not Voting
Cullerton — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 107 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 950010
Democrat 8001
Republican 4000
Total 1070011
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Munson — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Turner — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
Bradley, John — Not Voting
Phelps — Not Voting
Pihos — Not Voting
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Cultra — Not Voting
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Franks — Not Voting
Jefferies — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Scully — Yea
Schock — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Not Voting
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Not Voting
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 977 do?
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In provisions making it an offense to knowingly damage property of another, knowingly start a fire on the land of another, knowingly deposit a stink bomb or offensive smelling compound on the land or in the building of another, or knowingly deface the property of another, deletes a requirement that the act be performed without the other person's consent and adds an affirmative defense that the owner of the property or land consented to the damage. In provisions making it an offense to knowingly injure a domestic animal of another, deletes a requirement that the act be performed without the other person's consent.
Who sponsors HB 977?
HB 977 is sponsored by John A. Fritchey.
What is the current status of HB 977?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2007. Enacted.
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