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HB 2245 is sponsored by Barbara Flynn Currie and Toi W. Hutchinson.

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Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 2245 — CRIME VICTIMS COMP-LEAVE SCENE

Last action August 11, 2009 — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0267

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

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2 sponsors

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Summary

Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Includes in the definition of "crime of violence" leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving death or personal injury if the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact. Provides that the death of a felon who is serving a term of parole, probation, or mandatory supervised release shall be considered a discharge from that sentence (making the felon eligible to be a victim under the Act). Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill HB 2245 involve replacing the term "Engrossed" with "Enrolled" in the document. This shift indicates that the bill has completed all necessary legislative processes and is now in its final form for enactment. It’s important because it signals to the public and stakeholders that the bill is ready for implementation and will soon become law.

HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~Enrolled LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b AN ACT concerning civil law.

(c) "Crime of violence" means and includes any offense defined in Sections 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 10-1, 10-2, 11-11, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.2, 12-3.3, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-5, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-30, 20-1 or 20-1.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, and driving under the influence of intoxicating HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b liquor or narcotic drugs as defined in Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and a violation of Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, provided the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact;

(d) "Victim" means (1) a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against him or her, (2) the parent of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against the person, (3) a person killed or injured in this State while attempting to assist a person against whom a crime of violence is being perpetrated or attempted, if that attempt of assistance would be expected of a reasonable man under the circumstances, (4) a person killed or injured in this State while assisting a law enforcement official apprehend a person who has perpetrated a crime of violence or prevent the perpetration of any such crime if that assistance was in response to the express request of the law HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b enforcement official, (5) a person who personally witnessed a violent crime, (5.1) solely for the purpose of compensating for pecuniary loss incurred for psychological treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or aggravated by the crime, any other person under the age of 18 who is the brother, sister, half brother, half sister, child, or stepchild of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence, or (6) an Illinois resident who is a victim of a "crime of violence" as defined in this Act except, if the crime occurred outside this State, the resident has the same rights under this Act as if the crime had occurred in this State upon a showing that the state, territory, country, or political subdivision of a country in which the crime occurred does not have a compensation of victims of crimes law for which that Illinois resident is eligible.

HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b (h) "Pecuniary loss" means, in the case of injury, appropriate medical expenses and hospital expenses including expenses of medical examinations, rehabilitation, medically required nursing care expenses, appropriate psychiatric care or psychiatric counseling expenses, expenses for care or counseling by a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, or licensed clinical professional counselor and expenses for treatment by Christian Science practitioners and nursing care appropriate thereto;

loss of tuition paid to attend HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~Enrolled - 5 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b grammar school or high school when the victim had been enrolled as a student prior to the injury, or college or graduate school when the victim had been enrolled as a day or night student prior to the injury when the victim becomes unable to continue attendance at school as a result of the crime of violence perpetrated against him or her;

If a divorced or legally separated applicant is claiming loss of support for a minor child of the deceased, the amount of support for each child shall be based either on the amount of support pursuant to the judgment prior to the date of the deceased victim's injury or death, or, if the subject of pending litigation filed by or on HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~Enrolled - 6 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b behalf of the divorced or legally separated applicant prior to the injury or death, on the result of that litigation.

Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of Section 2, "victim" does not include a person who is convicted of a felony until that person is discharged from probation or HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~Enrolled - 7 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b is released from a correctional institution and has been discharged from parole or mandatory supervised release, if any.

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HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~ LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b AN ACT concerning civil law.

HB2245 Enrolled LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b AN ACT concerning civil law.

(c) "Crime of violence" means and includes any offense defined in Sections 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 10-1, 10-2, 11-11, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.2, 12-3.3, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-5, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-30, 20-1 or 20-1.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, and driving under the influence of intoxicating HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~ - 2 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b liquor or narcotic drugs as defined in Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and a violation of Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, provided the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact;

(c) "Crime of violence" means and includes any offense defined in Sections 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 10-1, 10-2, 11-11, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.2, 12-3.3, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-5, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-30, 20-1 or 20-1.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, and driving under the influence of intoxicating HB2245 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b liquor or narcotic drugs as defined in Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, and a violation of Section 11-401 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, provided the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact;

(d) "Victim" means (1) a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against him or her, (2) the parent of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against the person, (3) a person killed or injured in this State while attempting to assist a person against whom a crime of violence is being perpetrated or attempted, if that attempt of assistance would be expected of a reasonable man under the circumstances, (4) a person killed or injured in this State while assisting a law enforcement official apprehend a person who has perpetrated a crime of violence or prevent the perpetration of any such crime if that assistance was in response to the express request of the law HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~ - 3 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b enforcement official, (5) a person who personally witnessed a violent crime, (5.1) solely for the purpose of compensating for pecuniary loss incurred for psychological treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or aggravated by the crime, any other person under the age of 18 who is the brother, sister, half brother, half sister, child, or stepchild of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence, or (6) an Illinois resident who is a victim of a "crime of violence" as defined in this Act except, if the crime occurred outside this State, the resident has the same rights under this Act as if the crime had occurred in this State upon a showing that the state, territory, country, or political subdivision of a country in which the crime occurred does not have a compensation of victims of crimes law for which that Illinois resident is eligible.

(d) "Victim" means (1) a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against him or her, (2) the parent of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against the person, (3) a person killed or injured in this State while attempting to assist a person against whom a crime of violence is being perpetrated or attempted, if that attempt of assistance would be expected of a reasonable man under the circumstances, (4) a person killed or injured in this State while assisting a law enforcement official apprehend a person who has perpetrated a crime of violence or prevent the perpetration of any such crime if that assistance was in response to the express request of the law HB2245 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b enforcement official, (5) a person who personally witnessed a violent crime, (5.1) solely for the purpose of compensating for pecuniary loss incurred for psychological treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or aggravated by the crime, any other person under the age of 18 who is the brother, sister, half brother, half sister, child, or stepchild of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime of violence, or (6) an Illinois resident who is a victim of a "crime of violence" as defined in this Act except, if the crime occurred outside this State, the resident has the same rights under this Act as if the crime had occurred in this State upon a showing that the state, territory, country, or political subdivision of a country in which the crime occurred does not have a compensation of victims of crimes law for which that Illinois resident is eligible.

HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~ - 4 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b (h) "Pecuniary loss" means, in the case of injury, appropriate medical expenses and hospital expenses including expenses of medical examinations, rehabilitation, medically required nursing care expenses, appropriate psychiatric care or psychiatric counseling expenses, expenses for care or counseling by a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, or licensed clinical professional counselor and expenses for treatment by Christian Science practitioners and nursing care appropriate thereto;

HB2245 Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b (h) "Pecuniary loss" means, in the case of injury, appropriate medical expenses and hospital expenses including expenses of medical examinations, rehabilitation, medically required nursing care expenses, appropriate psychiatric care or psychiatric counseling expenses, expenses for care or counseling by a licensed clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, or licensed clinical professional counselor and expenses for treatment by Christian Science practitioners and nursing care appropriate thereto;

loss of tuition paid to attend HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~ - 5 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b grammar school or high school when the victim had been enrolled as a student prior to the injury, or college or graduate school when the victim had been enrolled as a day or night student prior to the injury when the victim becomes unable to continue attendance at school as a result of the crime of violence perpetrated against him or her;

loss of tuition paid to attend HB2245 Enrolled - 5 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b grammar school or high school when the victim had been enrolled as a student prior to the injury, or college or graduate school when the victim had been enrolled as a day or night student prior to the injury when the victim becomes unable to continue attendance at school as a result of the crime of violence perpetrated against him or her;

If a divorced or legally separated applicant is claiming loss of support for a minor child of the deceased, the amount of support for each child shall be based either on the amount of support pursuant to the judgment prior to the date of the deceased victim's injury or death, or, if the subject of pending litigation filed by or on HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~ - 6 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b behalf of the divorced or legally separated applicant prior to the injury or death, on the result of that litigation.

If a divorced or legally separated applicant is claiming loss of support for a minor child of the deceased, the amount of support for each child shall be based either on the amount of support pursuant to the judgment prior to the date of the deceased victim's injury or death, or, if the subject of pending litigation filed by or on HB2245 Enrolled - 6 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b behalf of the divorced or legally separated applicant prior to the injury or death, on the result of that litigation.

Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of Section 2, "victim" does not include a person who is convicted of a felony until that person is discharged from probation or HB2245 ~~Engrossed~~ - 7 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b is released from a correctional institution and has been discharged from parole or mandatory supervised release, if any.

Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of Section 2, "victim" does not include a person who is convicted of a felony until that person is discharged from probation or HB2245 Enrolled - 7 - LRB096 09476 RLC 19633 b is released from a correctional institution and has been discharged from parole or mandatory supervised release, if any.

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Action History

August 11, 2009
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0267
August 11, 2009
Effective Date August 11, 2009
August 11, 2009
Governor Approved
June 12, 2009
Sent to the Governor
May 14, 2009
Passed Both Houses
May 14, 2009
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
May 13, 2009
Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
May 12, 2009
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
May 12, 2009
Second Reading
April 30, 2009
Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
April 30, 2009
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
April 30, 2009
Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-002
April 22, 2009
Assigned to Criminal Law
March 19, 2009
Referred to Assignments
March 19, 2009
First Reading
March 19, 2009
Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
March 19, 2009
Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
March 19, 2009
Arrive in Senate
March 18, 2009
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
March 17, 2009
Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
March 17, 2009
Second Reading - Short Debate
March 05, 2009
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
March 05, 2009
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
March 05, 2009
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
March 05, 2009
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
March 05, 2009
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
March 05, 2009
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
February 26, 2009
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
February 23, 2009
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
February 18, 2009
Referred to Rules Committee
February 18, 2009
First Reading
February 17, 2009
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 181 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

Barbara Flynn Currie
Toi W. Hutchinson

Not signed on (181)

181 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Third Reading

May 14, 2009

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	47	0	0	2
Democrat	9	0	0	0
Republican	1	0	0	0
Total	57	0	0	2
% of votes cast	97%	0%	0%	3%

How each member voted (59)

Member	Party	Vote
Hendon	—	Yea
Kotowski	—	Yea
Demuzio	—	Yea
Jacobs	—	Yea
Luechtefeld	—	Yea
Maloney	—	Yea
McCarter	—	Yea
Meeks	—	Yea
Munoz	—	Yea
Jones, J.	—	Yea
Noland	—	Yea
Brady	—	Yea
Sullivan	—	Yea
Schoenberg	—	Yea
Silverstein	—	Yea
Steans	—	Yea
Trotter	—	Yea
Viverito	—	Yea
Cullerton	—	Yea
Wilhelmi	—	Yea
Burzynski	—	Not Voting
Clayborne	—	Yea
Cronin	—	Yea
Crotty	—	Yea
Dahl	—	Yea
DeLeo	—	Yea
Dillard	—	Yea
Duffy	—	Yea
Forby	—	Yea
Frerichs	—	Yea
Garrett	—	Yea
Haine	—	Yea
Hultgren	—	Yea
Hutchinson	—	Yea
Pankau	—	Yea
Radogno	—	Yea
Raoul	—	Yea
Righter	—	Yea
Risinger	—	Yea
Rutherford	—	Not Voting
Sandoval	—	Yea
Lauzen	—	Yea
Link	—	Yea
Althoff	—	Yea
Martinez	—	Yea
Bivins	—	Yea
Bomke	—	Yea
Bond	—	Yea
Millner	—	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

March 18, 2009

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	102	0	0	1
Democrat	10	0	0	1
Republican	4	0	0	0
Total	116	0	0	2
% of votes cast	98%	0%	0%	2%

How each member voted (118)

Member	Party	Vote
Graham	—	Yea
Jakobsson	—	Yea
Lang	—	Yea
Leitch	—	Yea
Davis, Monique	—	Yea
Mathias	—	Yea
Mautino	—	Yea
Reitz	—	Yea
McAuliffe	—	Yea
McCarthy	—	Yea
Mell	—	Yea
Mendoza	—	Yea
Moffitt	—	Yea
Lyons	—	Yea
Senger	—	Yea
Sommer	—	Yea
Thapedi	—	Yea
Tryon	—	Yea
Bradley	—	Yea
McGuire	—	Yea
Brady	—	Yea
Sullivan	—	Yea
Burke	—	Yea
Mitchell, Bill	—	Yea
Mitchell, Jerry	—	Yea
Gordon, Careen	—	Yea
Cavaletto	—	Yea
Dugan	—	Yea
Dunkin	—	Yea
Durkin	—	Yea
Eddy	—	Yea
Farnham	—	Yea
Flider	—	Yea
Flowers	—	Yea
Fortner	—	Yea
Franks	—	Yea
Fritchey	—	Yea
Froehlich	—	Yea
Golar	—	Yea
Jefferson	—	Yea
Kosel	—	Yea
Gordon, Jehan	—	Yea
Madigan	—	Yea
Mulligan	—	Yea
Myers	—	Yea
Hannig	—	Yea
Harris	—	Yea
Nekritz	—	Yea
Phelps	—	Yea
Watson	—	Yea
Hernandez	—	Yea
Pihos	—	Yea
Turner	—	Yea
Verschoore	—	Yea
Wait	—	Yea
Howard	—	Yea
Washington	—	Yea
Winters	—	Yea
Yarbrough	—	Yea
Zalewski	—	Yea
Coladipietro	—	Yea
Cole	—	Yea
Colvin	—	Yea
Connelly	—	Yea
Coulson	—	Yea
Cross	—	Yea
Cultra	—	Yea
Currie	—	Yea
D'Amico	—	Yea
Hamos	—	Yea
Hatcher	—	Yea
Holbrook	—	Yea
Jackson	—	Yea
Osmond	—	Yea
Osterman	—	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
Biggins	—	Yea
Black	—	Not Voting
Boland	—	Yea
May	—	Yea
Bost	—	Yea
Brauer	—	Yea
Brosnahan	—	Yea
Burns	—	Yea
McAsey	—	Yea
Chapa LaVia	—	Yea
Anthony DeLuca	Democrat	Yea
Fred Crespo	Democrat	Not Voting
Jay Hoffman	Democrat	Yea
La Shawn K. Ford	Democrat	Yea
Lakesia Collins	Democrat	Yea
Mark L. Walker	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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Subjects

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What does HB 2245 do?: Amends the Crime Victims Compensation Act. Includes in the definition of "crime of violence" leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving death or personal injury if the victim was a pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human power or a mobility device at the time of contact. Provides that the death of a felon who is serving a term of parole, probation, or mandatory supervised release shall be considered a discharge from that sentence (making the felon eligible to be a victim under the Act). Effective immediately.
Who sponsors HB 2245?: HB 2245 is sponsored by Barbara Flynn Currie and Toi W. Hutchinson.
What is the current status of HB 2245?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2009. Enacted.
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Identifier: HB 2245
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Session: 96th Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: February 17, 2009
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Barbara Flynn Currie

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