Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 508 — VEH CD&CRIM CD-RECKLESS-SCHOOL

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0467

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2007. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 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 and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a defendant commits reckless homicide upon a public thoroughfare where children pass going to and from school when a school crossing guard is performing official duties, the defendant is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that the defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to (i) not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years if the defendant caused the death of one person or (ii) not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the defendant caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct. Creates the offense of aggravated reckless driving where a school crossing guard is performing official duties, a Class 3 felony. Provides that a person commits the offense if he or she drives with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property and as a result causes bodily injury to a child or a school crossing guard while the school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

102 added · 98 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of HB 508 introduces more severe penalties for reckless driving, particularly when it involves bodily harm to children or school crossing guards. It changes the classification of offenses, making it a Class 4 felony for those causing harm to a child or a crossing guard, while aggravated reckless driving suddenly becomes a Class 3 felony if it causes great bodily harm to these vulnerable individuals. This change emphasizes the importance of protecting children and crossing guards in school zones and aims to deter dangerous driving behaviors.

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HB0508 Engrossed LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
HB0508 Enrolled LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
aggravated reckless driving;
aggravated reckless driving.
aggravated reckless driving where a school crossing guard is performing official duties.
(b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under subsection (c) of this Section.
(b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) subsection (c) of this Section.
(c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of subsection (a) shall be guilty of aggravated reckless driving if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another.
(b-1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
Aggravated reckless driving is a Class 4 felony.
(c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of HB0508 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b subsection (a) shall be guilty of aggravated reckless driving if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another.
HB0508 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b (d) A person who violates this Section, if the violation causes bodily injury to a child or a school crossing guard while the school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving where a school crossing guard is performing official duties.
Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated Aggravated reckless driving is a Class 4 felony.
Aggravated reckless driving where a school crossing guard is performing official duties is a Class 3 felony.
(d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while the school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving.
Aggravated reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony.
(a) A person who unintentionally kills an individual without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter if his acts whether lawful or unlawful which cause the death are such as are likely to cause death or great bodily harm to some individual, and he performs them recklessly, except in cases in which the cause of the death consists of the driving of a motor vehicle or operating a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft, in which case the person commits reckless homicide.
(a) A person who unintentionally kills an individual without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter if his acts whether lawful or unlawful which cause the death are such as are likely to cause death or great bodily harm to some individual, and he performs them recklessly, except in cases in which the cause of the death consists of the driving of a motor vehicle or operating a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft, in which case the person commits HB0508 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b reckless homicide.
A person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving a vehicle and using an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become HB0508 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b airborne.
A person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving a vehicle and using an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.
(e-5) (Blank).
HB0508 Enrolled - 4 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b (e-5) (Blank).
(e-7) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e-8), in cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant was driving in a construction or maintenance zone, as defined in HB0508 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b Section 11-605 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
(e-7) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e-8), in cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant was driving in a construction or maintenance zone, as defined in Section 11-605 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the penalty is a Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
(f) In cases involving involuntary manslaughter in which the victim was a family or household member as defined in paragraph (3) of Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the penalty shall be a Class 2 felony, for which a person if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
(f) In cases involving involuntary manslaughter in which the victim was a family or household member as defined in paragraph (3) of Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the penalty shall be a Class 2 felony, for HB0508 Enrolled - 5 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b which a person if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years.
93-213, HB0508 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 04052 DRH 24090 b eff.
93-213, eff.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0467

  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 108-000-000

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

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

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

  10. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Elaine Nekritz

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

  12. Arrived in House

  13. Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000

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

  15. Second Reading

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007

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

  18. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

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

  20. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  21. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett

  22. Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  23. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard

  24. Held in Judiciary Criminal Law

  25. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  26. Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law

  27. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi

  28. Referred to Rules

  29. First Reading

  30. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett

  31. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  32. Arrive in Senate

  33. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks

  34. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  35. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos

  36. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  37. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000

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

  39. Second Reading - Short Debate

  40. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

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

  42. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  43. Referred to Rules Committee

  44. First Reading

  45. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz

Sponsors

  • Elaine Nekritz · Cosponsor
  • Ira I. Silverstein · Cosponsor
  • Kirk W. Dillard · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

  • Elaine Nekritz
  • Ira I. Silverstein
  • Kirk W. Dillard

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence

Passed 108 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 950010
Democrat 9000
Republican 4000
Total 1080010
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Munson — Yea
Graham — Not Voting
Hassert — Not Voting
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Harris — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Hernandez — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Not Voting
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Durkin — Not Voting
Fritchey — Not Voting
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Lindner — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Younge — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Not Voting
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Not Voting
Chapa LaVia — Yea
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 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 58 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48001
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 58001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hultgren — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Brady — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Millner — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Noland — Yea
Jacobs — Not Voting
Peterson — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Maloney — 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 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 101004
Democrat 8001
Republican 4000
Total 113005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Hassert — Yea
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferies — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Reitz — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Harris — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Munson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Patterson — Not Voting
Phelps — Yea
Watson — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Brady — Not Voting
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Not Voting
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Not Voting
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — 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
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 508 do?
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a defendant commits reckless homicide upon a public thoroughfare where children pass going to and from school when a school crossing guard is performing official duties, the defendant is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that the defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to (i) not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years if the defendant caused the death of one person or (ii) not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the defendant caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct. Creates the offense of aggravated reckless driving where a school crossing guard is performing official duties, a Class 3 felony. Provides that a person commits the offense if he or she drives with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property and as a result causes bodily injury to a child or a school crossing guard while the school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties.
Who sponsors HB 508?
HB 508 is sponsored by Elaine Nekritz, Ira I. Silverstein, and Kirk W. Dillard.
What is the current status of HB 508?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 30, 2007. Enacted.
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