House Judiciary II - Criminal Law (HJUB)

Role	Name
Vice-Chairperson	Annazette Collins (D-10)
Chairperson	Constance A. Howard (D-34)
Republican Spokesperson	Dennis M. Reboletti (R-46)
Member	Emily McAsey (D-85)
Member	Esther Golar (D-6)
Member	Jim Sacia (R-89)
Member	Ronald A. Wait (R-69)

SB 2530: MUNI CD-DISSOLVE POLICE DIST (Assigned 4/22/2010) Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Authorizes a municipality to opt out of a police district by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the municipality's corporate authority. Provides that a municipality that opts out of a police district may later opt in to the district by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the corporate authority. Effective immediately.

SB 3389: CRIM PRO-JOINDER-FINANCIAL (Assigned 4/20/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Includes in the joinder provisions financial exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability, identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and certain violations of the Illinois Financial Crime Law. Effective immediately.

HR 1081: URGE CONGRESS-PASS H.R. 3410 (Assigned 4/19/2010) Urges Congress to pass H.R. 3410, the Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act.

SB 3800: CRIM CD-PUBLIC RECORDS-TAMPER (Assigned 4/12/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

SB 3797: CRIM CD-PENALTIES-RETAIL THEFT (Assigned 4/12/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability.

SB 2462: SEX OFFENDER-LAW ENFORCEMENT (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the parolee or releasee is a sex offender or a sexual predator as defined in the Sex Offender Registration Act, a copy of the conditions of his or her parole or release shall be transmitted to the local law enforcement agency of the county or municipality to which the sex offender or sexual predator is released. Provides that a local law enforcement agency located within 3 miles of a municipality to which a sex offender or sexual predator is released may receive, upon its request, a copy of the conditions of the sex offender's or sexual predator's parole or release. Effective immediately.

SB 3734: DRUG PARAPHERNALIA (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that "drug paraphernalia" includes individual tobacco wrappers, known as blunt wraps, whether in the form of a single tobacco leaf, sheet or tube, that typically consists of reconstituted tobacco leaf or flavored tobacco leaf; Provides that "blunt wrap" does not include a tobacco leaf wrap that is used in the manufacturing of a cigar with a pre-tax retail price of $3 or more. Effective immediately.

SB 2824: CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDERS-PARKS (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for any sex offender (rather than just a child sex offender) to knowingly be present in any public park building or on real property comprising any public park or to knowingly loiter on a public way within 500 feet of a public park building or real property comprising any public park.

SB 3028: CRIM CD-ABSOLUTE LIABILITY (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may be guilty of an offense without having, as to each element thereof, one of the mental states described in the Code if the offense is a misdemeanor which is not punishable by incarceration or by a fine exceeding $1,000 (rather than $500), or the statute defining the offense clearly indicates a legislative purpose to impose absolute liability for the conduct described.

SB 3293: SEX OFFENDER REG-TELEPHONE (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Requires a person registering as a sex offender or sexual predator to provide the Department of State Police with his or her telephone number, including cellular telephone number.

SB 3684: CRIM CD-HOME INVASION/BURGLARY (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".

SB 3093: METH-VIOLATION-NO PRECURSOR (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that whenever any person pleads guilty to, is found guilty of, or is placed on supervision for an offense under the Act, in addition to any other penalty imposed by the court, no such person shall thereafter knowingly purchase, receive, own, or otherwise possess any substance or product containing a methamphetamine precursor, without the methamphetamine precursor first being prescribed for the use of that person in the manner provided for the prescription of Schedule II controlled substances under Article III of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a violation is a Class 1 felony.

SB 3411: CD CORR-EARLY RELEASE (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections must also make identification information and a recent photo of the inmate being released accessible on the Internet by means of a hyperlink labeled "Community Notification of Inmate Early Release" on the Department's World Wide Web homepage. Provides that the identification information shall include the inmate's: name, any known alias, date of birth, physical characteristics, residence address, commitment offense and county where conviction was imposed. Provides that the identification information shall be placed on the website within 3 days of the inmate's release and the information may not be removed until either: completion of the first year of mandatory supervised release or return of the inmate to custody of the Department. Effective immediately.

SB 3616: VEH CD-DUI ADMIN SANCTIONS (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and Clerks of the Court Act. Increases the amount of an administrative sanction imposed in addition to other penalties and liabilities upon a person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating the DUI provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code from $500 to $750. Makes corresponding changes in the Clerks of the Court Act. Makes technical changes in provisions concerning disbursement of money collected by circuit clerks of the court. Effective January 1, 2011.

SB 3539: PROBATION OFF-QUALIFICATIONS (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2011, minimum qualifications of probation officers shall include at least 30 hours per year in training or continuing education, provided that such training or continuing education programs have been approved in advance by the Division of Probation Services. Provides that beginning January 1, 2014, such minimum qualifications shall include at least 40 hours per year in training or continuing education, provided that such training or continuing education programs have been approved in advance by the Division of Probation Services.

SB 1020: CD CORR-EXTENDED TERM-ALCOHOL (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices.

SB 3084: SEX OFFENDER REG-RETROACTIVE (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a person is required to register as a sex offender who was not previously required to register before the effective date of this amendatory Act because the sex offense that the person committed occurred before a specified date. Requires that person to register within 5 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that if the person is confined, institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, he or she shall register in person with the local law enforcement agency within 5 days of discharge, parole, or release. Provides for the duration of the registration. Effective immediately.

SB 3269: SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE (Assigned 4/8/2010) Creates the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. Provides that law enforcement agencies that receive sexual assault evidence in connection with the investigation of a criminal case on or after the effective date of this Act must submit evidence from the case within 10 business days of receipt to a Department of State Police forensic laboratory or a laboratory approved and designated by the Director of State Police. Provides that all sexual assault evidence submitted to the Department of State Police on or after the effective date of the Act shall be analyzed and tested within 6 months after receipt of all necessary evidence and standards into the State Police Laboratory if sufficient staffing and resources are available. Provides that within 30 business days after the effective date of the Act, each Illinois law enforcement agency shall provide written notice to the Department of State Police forensic laboratory or other laboratory approved or designated by the Director of State Police stating the number of sexual assault cases in the custody of the law enforcement agency that have not been previously submitted to a laboratory for analysis. Provides that appropriate arrangements shall be made between the law enforcement agency and the Department of State Police, or a laboratory approved and designated by the Director of State Police, to ensure that all cases collected prior to the effective date of this Act, which the law enforcement agency has determined are within the statute of limitations and are the subject of a criminal investigation, are submitted within 120 days after the effective date of the Act. Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act to make conforming changes.

SB 3359: CRIM CD-SCLERAL TATTOOING (Assigned 4/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to perform or offer to perform scleral tattooing upon a person. Exempts from a violation of this provision an act of a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches performed in the course of practice of the physician according to the customs and standards of the practice of medicine. Defines "scleral tattooing".

SB 2952: METH PRECURSOR-PENALTIES (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. Increases by one class the knowing purchase, receipt, or acquisition of more than 7,500 milligrams of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, their salts or optical isomers, or salts of optical isomers within a 30-day period. Effective immediately.

SB 2488: CRIM CD-AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that aggravated assault of a peace officer, community policing volunteer, private security officer, fireman, employee of a police or sheriff's department, or person who is employed by a municipality and whose duties include traffic control is also a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) when a knife with a blade of at least 3 inches in length, dagger, dirk, switchblade knife, stiletto, axe, hatchet, bludgeon, black-jack, slungshot, sand-bag, sand-club, metal knuckles, billy, or other dangerous weapon of like character is used in the commission of the assault.

SB 2504: CRIM PRO-UNFIT DEFENDANTS (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a defendant who has been found unfit to stand trial, plead, or be sentenced and who has been placed in a setting (rather than a secure setting) of the Department of Human Services shall not be permitted outside the facility's housing unit unless escorted or accompanied by personnel of the Department of Human Services or authorized by the court. Provides that placement of such defendant in a non-secure setting must be approved by specific court order. Provides that the changes made by the amendatory Act are declarative of existing law and shall not be construed as a new enactment. Effective immediately.

SB 3503: CRIM CD-CONTRABAND-PENAL (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that for the purposes of the offenses of bringing contraband into a penal institution, possessing contraband in a penal institution, unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee, unauthorized possession of contraband in a penal institution by an employee, and unauthorized delivery of contraband in a penal institution by an employee, the term "item of contraband" includes poppers. Defines a popper as a device that, when placed in a locking mechanism of a cell door, can override, block or in any way defeat the locking mechanism of a cell door allowing the inmate to exit the unlocked cell. Establishes penalties.

SB 2589: CRIM CD-INDECENCY-CHILD (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that public indecency and sexual exploitation of a child are Class 4 felonies if committed by a person 18 years of age or older who is on or within 500 feet of elementary or secondary school grounds when children are present on the grounds.

SB 3090: CD CORR, CRIM PRO-PENALTIES (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes various headings and cross references to offenses whose Section numbers have changed. Incorporates in the Section concerning non-probationable offenses those offenses that are non-probationable not mentioned in that Section. Effective immediately.

SB 2590: CRIM CD-CONCEAL DEATH (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits the offense of concealment of death when he or she knowingly conceals the death of any other person. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.

SB 3029: CRIM CD-VEHICLE FORFEITURE (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In relation to the provisions concerning forfeiture of vehicles for various DUI offenses, describes the offenses instead of cross referencing the clauses of the DUI statute.

SB 3305: VIOLENT OFFENDER AGAINST YOUTH (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "violent offense against youth" aggravated battery of a child, aggravated battery of an unborn child, ritualized abuse of a child, domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery, and heinous battery, if the victim is under 18 years of age. Eliminates from the definition of "violent offense against youth" that the defendant is not a parent of the victim. Effective immediately.

SB 3304: CRIM PRO-COMPLAINTS (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a peace officer discovers the commission of a misdemeanor and is the complaining witness, the signing of the complaint by the peace officer is sufficient to charge the defendant with the commission of the offense without the need for the complaint to be sworn to. Provides that the peace officer signing the complaint is subject to the penalty for perjury for false certification.

SB 3030: CRIM CD-AGG ASSAULT (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony the aggravated assault of a peace officer, a community policing volunteer, a private security officer, or a fireman while the officer or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the officer, community policing volunteer, or fireman from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, community policing volunteer, or fireman performing his or her official duties, and the assault is committed other than by the discharge of a firearm in the direction of the officer or fireman or in the direction of a vehicle occupied by the officer or fireman. Effective immediately.

SB 3628: CRIM CD-DOG FIGHTING-CHILD (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for a parent, legal guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older who brings a person under 13 years of age to a dog fighting show, exhibition, program, or other activity from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony for a first violation and from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation if the person conducts the dog fighting show within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation, and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000.

SB 3295: CRIMINAL ID-EXPUNGEMENT&SEAL (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Identification Act. With respect to the expungement and sealing of criminal records, makes changes relating to local ordinances, cases involving multiple charges, indexes issued by the circuit court clerk, and cases involving pardons. Effective immediately.

SB 3176: SEX OFFENDERS-REGISTRATION (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a sex offender or sexual predator must register with the appropriate law enforcement agency if the person is temporarily domiciled for 3 (rather than 5) or more days in the municipality or unincorporated area of the county. Provides that a sex offender or sexual predator who is temporarily absent from his or her current address of registration for 3 or more days shall notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of his or her current registration, including the itinerary for travel, in the manner provided in the Act for notification to the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction of change of address. Effective January 1, 2011.

SB 3695: CD CORR-FINE-STREETGANG MEMBER (Assigned 3/22/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the supervision of persons on parole or mandatory supervised release.

HB 6195: CRIM CD-SOLICIT PROSTITUTION (Assigned 3/15/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases by one class the penalties for solicitation of a sexual act, soliciting for a prostitute, soliciting for a juvenile prostitute, patronizing a prostitute, patronizing a juvenile prostitute, and pimping.

HB 5525: CRIM CD-PENAL-CONTRABAND (Assigned 3/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 1 felony for an employee of a penal institution, without authority of any person designated or authorized to grant such authority, to bring into or to attempt to bring into the penal institution, or to possess in the penal institution a tool to defeat security mechanisms or a cutting tool. Provides that it is a Class X felony with a minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years for a person who is an employee of a penal institution to knowingly and without authority of any person designated or authorized to grant such authority to deliver or possess with intent to deliver electronic contraband in the penal institution. Effective immediately.

HB 5494: CRIM PRO-FAIL TO APPEAR (Assigned 3/8/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a court appearance is required for an alleged violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Wildlife Code, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a comparable offense of a unit of local government as specified in Supreme Court Rule 551, and if the accused does not appear in court on the date set for appearance or any date to which the case may be continued and the court issues an arrest warrant for the accused, based upon his or her failure to appear when having so previously been ordered to appear by the court, the accused upon his or her admission to bail shall be assessed by the court a penalty of $75. Provides that the penalty shall be in addition to any bail that the accused is required to deposit for the offense for which the accused has been charged and may not be used for the payment of court costs or fines assessed for the offense. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $70 of the penalty assessed to the arresting agency who brings the offender in on the arrest warrant. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $5 of the penalty assessed to the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund.

HB 3984: CRIM CD-DOG FIGHTING (Assigned 3/2/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalties by one class for violations of the statute concerning dog fighting.

HB 6246: SEX OFFENDER NOTICE-EMAIL (Assigned 3/2/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Community Notification Law. Provides that the Department of State Police shall provide on its Sex Offender Information web page a form that allows a person who seeks access to sex offender information to be notified by e-mail of when a sex offender changes residence, employment, or school attendance to a location within a particular zip code or within a specified distance from an address. Provides that the Department of State Police shall provide such information by e-mail notification to a person who completes the form.

HB 5164: ELECTRONIC HARMFUL MATERIAL (Assigned 3/2/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly disseminate any material that depicts nudity or other sexual conduct by electronic transfer or capture of images of the person's self image or image of another minor under 17 years of age. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly request another minor under 17 years of age to violate this provision and distribute that image or images to another person or persons. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly obtain an image in violation of these provisions and distribute the image or images by means of uploading the nude image on an Internet website with the intent to injure the reputation of the other person or with the intent to cause emotional distress to the other person or with the intent to profit from the display of the image and to maintain an Internet website or webpage which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours. Establishes penalties.

HB 6221: CRIM CD-PATERNITY FRAUD (Assigned 3/2/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of paternity fraud. Provides that a person commits the offense by knowingly alleging that a person is the biological father of a child when that person knows that the allegation is false and may result in the person alleged to be the biological father of the child being erroneously adjudicated as the father of the child. Provides that the penalty is a Class A misdemeanor.

HB 6224: COUNTY JAIL-COMMUNITY-BASED (Assigned 3/2/2010) Amends the County Jail Act. Provides that in counties of more than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the sheriff or his or her designee may place inmates who are pre-trial detainees or who are serving a sentence for a misdemeanor offense in community-based programs that are alternatives to incarceration. Provides that the court may place pretrial detainees or sentence convicted offenders to the sheriff's community-based alternatives to incarceration in consultation with the sheriff based on available program space.

HB 5321: CRIM CD-SEXUAL EXPLOITATION (Assigned 3/2/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person also commits sexual exploitation of a child if he or she in the presence or virtual presence, or both, of a child engages in the sexual act or exposure of his or her sex organs, anus, or breast for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification of one whom he or she believes to be a child if the person has the intent or knowledge that one whom he or she believes to be a child would view his or her acts. Defines "virtual presence".

HB 4665: CD CORR-CHILD SEX OFFENDER (Assigned 2/23/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that an offender convicted of or placed on supervision for an offense committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act that would qualify the accused as a child sex offender shall wear an approved electronic monitoring device for the duration of the person's natural life. Effective immediately.

HB 4666: CD CORR-CRIME FIREARM-LIFE (Assigned 2/23/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment when the death penalty is not imposed if the defendant is found guilty of an offense involving the use of a firearm in the commission of that offense. Effective immediately.

HB 6076: VIOLENT OFFENDER AGAINST YOUTH (Assigned 2/23/2010) Amends the Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "violent offense against youth" aggravated battery of a child, aggravated battery of an unborn child, ritualized abuse of a child, domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery, and heinous battery, if the victim is under 18 years of age. Eliminates from the definition of "violent offense against youth" that the defendant is not a parent of the victim. Effective immediately.

HB 5749: CRIM PRO-EVIDENCE DUI (Assigned 2/23/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a criminal prosecution in which the defendant is accused of an offense of driving under the influence or aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof, evidence of the defendant's commission of another offense or offenses of driving under the influence or aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Provides that the court shall weigh the probative value of the evidence against undue prejudice to the defendant. Establishes notice requirements if the prosecution intends to offer this evidence. Effective immediately.

HB 4764: SEXUAL ASSAULT-PENALTY&RHTS (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the predatory criminal sexual assault of a child statute, makes additional changes in the sentencing provisions for that offense. Provides that the court shall impose an additional 11 year sentence upon a person convicted of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse if the victim of the criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall provide an alleged victim of a sexual assault with a statement of the rights guaranteed by the Act and the Bill of Rights for Children and an explanation of those rights. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall impose an extended term sentence upon any offender who has been convicted of a felony violation of the statutes concerning criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse if the victim of the criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse when the victim of the offense is under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense and, during the commission or attempted commission of the offense, the victim was under the influence of alcohol, regardless of whether or not the alcohol was supplied by the accused.

HB 5767: CHILD DEATH REVIEW TEAM-REPORT (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Child Death Review Team Act. Requires the Director of Children and Family Services to submit specified reports in response to a child death investigation to the State Representative and State Senator in whose legislative districts the case arose. Provides that by January 1, 2012 (rather than January 1, 2010), the Child Death Review Teams Executive Council shall submit a report to the Director, the General Assembly, and the Governor summarizing the results of the Child Death Investigation Task Force together with any recommendations for statewide implementation of a protocol for the investigation of all sudden, unexpected, or unexplained child deaths.

HB 6109: CRIM CD-CONTRABAND-PENAL (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that for the purposes of the offenses of bringing contraband into a penal institution, possessing contraband in a penal institution, unauthorized bringing of contraband into a penal institution by an employee, unauthorized possession of contraband in a penal institution by an employee, and unauthorized delivery of contraband in a penal institution by an employee, the term "item of contraband" includes poppers. Defines a popper as a device that, when placed in a locking mechanism of a cell door, can override, block or in any way defeat the locking mechanism of a cell door allowing the inmate to exit the unlocked cell. Establishes penalties.

HB 6278: CRIM PRO-INTERCEPTION (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the State's Attorney, or a person designated in writing or by law to act for the State's Attorney and to perform his or her duties during his or her absence or disability, may authorize, in writing, an ex parte application to the chief judge of a court of competent jurisdiction for an order authorizing the interception of a private communication when no party has consented to the interception and the interception may provide evidence of, or may assist in the apprehension of a person who has committed, is committing or is about to commit, a felony offense as defined in the Criminal Code of 1961 (rather than a specified offense). Effective immediately.

HB 5673: CRIM PRO-CLOSED CIRCUIT (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when the chief judge of the circuit permits closed-circuit testimony by rule and communication facilities for such purpose are available, the court shall, whenever practicable, order that the defendant's appearance in status and certain other proceedings be made by means of two-way audio-visual communications, unless the court finds that the interest of justice or efficiency, or both, requires the defendant to personally appear.

HB 5835: CRIM CD-HATE SYMBOLS (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of using a hate symbol to intimidate or harass. Provides that a person commits the offense who without written authorization and with the intent to intimidate or harass any other person or group of persons based on religion, national origin, alienage, color, race, sex, sexual orientation, physical disability, or mental disability: (1) hangs or otherwise displays a hangman's noose or a simulation thereof on any public property or private property; (2) etches, paints, draws, or otherwise displays a Nazi swastika, commonly exhibited as the emblem of Nazi Germany or a simulation thereof; or (3) burns or desecrates a cross or other religious symbol knowing it to be a religious symbol on any public property or private property. Provides that a first offense is a Class 3 felony and a second or subsequent offense is a Class 2 felony.

HB 6007: GOVERNOR-DEATH SENTENCE (Assigned 2/22/2010) Creates the Death Sentence Procedural Act. Provides that within 72 hours of receipt of the certified copy of the final order of a court of last resort that upholds or affirms a sentence of death, the Governor shall issue a death warrant setting a date certain for execution, unless a death warrant is then in force. Effective immediately.

HB 5965: JUV CT-PETITION-ABUSE (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that if a petition has been filed under the Abused, Neglected, or Dependent Minors Article of the Act alleging that the minor has been subjected to the abuse of a custodial parent or guardian, the petition may be granted for relief, including change of custody, if the court finds that there is probable cause based on the facts asserted that the minor is the victim of ongoing abuse of a custodial parent or guardian or has a history of abuse or a significant incident of abuse by a custodial parent, guardian, or other household member.

HB 6210: DRUG ABUSE-METH-TREATMENT (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act. Provides that treatment under the supervision of a licensed program designated by the Department of Human Services is not available to: a first-time offender charged or convicted of possession of 15 grams or more (rather than any amount) of methamphetamine; or a person who is otherwise ineligible for probation under specified provisions of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.

HB 6141: CRIM PRO-FAIL TO APPEAR (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a court appearance is required for an alleged violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Wildlife Code, the Fish and Aquatic Life Code, the Child Passenger Protection Act, or a comparable violation of an ordinance of a unit of local government, as specified in Supreme Court Rule 551, and if the accused does not appear in court on the date set for appearance or any date to which the case may be continued and the court issues an arrest warrant for the accused, based upon his or her failure to appear when having so previously been ordered to appear by the court, the accused upon his or her admission to bail shall be assessed by the court a penalty of $100. Provides that the penalty shall be in addition to any bail that the accused is required to deposit for the offense for which the accused has been charged and may not be used for the payment of court costs or fines assessed for the offense. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $95 of the penalty assessed to the arresting agency who brings the offender in on the arrest warrant. Provides that the clerk of the court shall remit $5 of the penalty assessed to the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund.

HB 5932: CHILDREN GUARDIAN AD LITEM (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that if a petition is filed under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that a minor is an abused, neglected, or dependent minor, the person filing the petition shall inform the minor, if capable of understanding, and his or her parents or custodian that the court will appoint a guardian ad litem to protect the minor's interests if the minor is alleged to be an abused or neglected child or is alleged to be the victim of a sex offense and that charges have been filed against a defendant in court and that such minor is the alleged victim of the acts of the defendant in the commission of such offense. Provides that the person filing the petition shall inform the minor, if capable of understanding, and his or her parents or custodian, that the court may appoint a guardian ad litem if there may be a conflict of interest between the minor and his or her parents or other custodian or that it is in the minor's best interest that such guardian ad litem be appointed.

HB 6234: DRUG PARAPHERNALIA (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act. Provides that "drug paraphernalia" includes individual tobacco wrappers, known as blunt wraps, whether in the form of a single tobacco leaf, sheet or tube, that typically consists of reconstituted tobacco leaf or flavored tobacco leaf; Provides that "blunt wrap" does not include a tobacco leaf wrap that is used in the manufacturing of a cigar with a pre-tax retail price of $3 or more. Effective immediately.

HB 5443: CRIM PRO-MENTAL HEALTH EXPERT (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the defendant discloses that he or she may rely upon the testimony of a mental health expert in mitigation during a death penalty hearing, the Court shall, on motion of the State, order the defendant to submit to examination by at least one clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, to be named by the prosecuting attorney. Provides that all mental health interviews of the defendant shall be visually electronically recorded in their entirety. Provides that the visual electronic recordings of the defendant shall be made available to the defense. Provides that all interviews of defendants conducted by mental health professionals for the purpose of rendering or supporting an expert opinion or diagnosis to be offered in a criminal prosecution shall be visually electronically recorded in their entirety. Provides that the trial court, consistent with Illinois Supreme Court Rules and Illinois law, shall issue protective orders limiting the distribution, use, and retention of all visual electronic recordings. Effective immediately.

HB 5966: CRIME VICTIMS IMPACT STATEMENT (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that in any case where a defendant has been convicted of a violent crime or a juvenile has been adjudicated a delinquent for a violent crime and a victim of the violent crime or the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, or other immediate family or household member is present in the courtroom at the time of the sentencing or the disposition hearing, the victim or his or her representative shall have the right and the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, and other immediate family or household member upon his, her, or their request shall (rather than may) be permitted by the court to address the court regarding the impact that the defendant's criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon them and the victim.

HB 4987: RAILROAD POLICE-MISCONDUCT (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Railroad Police Act. Requires allegations of abuse of authority or misconduct by members of a railroad police force to be investigated by the Illinois State Police.

HB 5444: CRIM CD-VEHICLE FORFEITURE (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the seizure and forfeiture provisions concerning a vehicle that is seized for certain DUI violations of the owner of the vehicle, changes cross references to reflect changes in the DUI statute. Effective immediately.

HB 5666: CRIM PRO-MARITAL PRIVILEGE (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Permits a husband or wife to testify as to any communication or admission made by either of them to the other or as to any conversation between them during marriage when either is charged with or under investigation for (rather than just charged with) criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse and the victim is a minor under 18 years of age in either spouse's care, custody, or control at the time of the offense. Effective immediately.

HB 5790: CRIM CD-DOG FIGHTING-CHILD (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalty for a parent, legal guardian, or other person who is 18 years of age or older who brings a person under 13 years of age to a dog fighting show, exhibition, program, or other activity from a Class 4 to a Class 3 felony for a first violation and from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony for a first violation and a Class 2 felony for a second or subsequent violation if the person conducts the dog fighting show within 1,000 feet of a school, public park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or a facility providing programs or services exclusively directed toward persons under 18 years of age. Provides that a person who ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog or dogs is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a first violation and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent violation, and may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000.

HB 5791: CRIME VICTIMS NOTIFICATION (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the Attorney General may establish a crime victim and witness notification system to assist public officials in carrying out their duties to notify and inform crime victims and witnesses under certain provisions of the Sex Offender Community Notification Law (rather than just under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act).

HB 5832: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the unlawful use of weapons.

HB 5931: SEX OFFENSE VICTIMS-POLYGRAPH (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Sex Offense Victim Polygraph Act. Provides that a law enforcement officer, State's Attorney or other official shall not ask or require an alleged victim of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse to submit to a polygraph examination or any form of a mechanical or electrical lie detector test (rather than as a condition for proceeding with the investigation, charging or prosecution of such offense when the test is administered to the victim solely at the victim's request).

HB 5060: CD CORR-PAROLE HEARINGS (Assigned 2/22/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board or one who has allegedly violated the conditions of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the production of physical evidence, electronic evidence, computer files, DVD's, audio or tape recordings, or any other evidence relating to any matter under investigation or hearing. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall not release any material to the inmate, the inmate's attorney, any third party, or any other person containing any information from the victim or from a person related to the victim by blood, adoption, or marriage who has written objections, testified at any hearing, or submitted audio or visual objections to the inmate's parole, unless provided with a waiver from that objecting party. Effective immediately.

SB 1702: SEX OFFENDER REG-SHERIFFS (Assigned 2/17/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act and the Sex Offender Community Notification Law. Transfers from municipal police departments, other than the Chicago Police Department, to the offices of county sheriffs the registration functions prescribed in the Sex Offender Registration Act.

HB 6213: CD CORR-MINOR DEATH (Assigned 2/17/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the death penalty is not imposed, the court shall impose an extended term sentence when a defendant is convicted of first degree murder, second degree murder, or involuntary manslaughter in which the victim of any of these offenses was a person under 18 years of age and the death of the victim resulted from child abuse. Provides that before the imposition of an extended term sentence under this provision, the State's Attorney shall present evidence to the court at the sentencing hearing of the defendant describing the facts in the case. Provides that if the court finds that the death of the person under 18 years of age was the result of child abuse, the court shall impose an extended term sentence upon the defendant. Provides that if the court does not make such finding, the court shall impose any other sentence for the offense as prescribed in the Code.

HB 6101: CRIM CD-FALSE 911 CALL (Assigned 2/17/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that transmitting a false 911 call is a Class 4 felony.

HB 5762: CRIM CD&CD CORR-BABY SHAKING (Assigned 2/17/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. In relation to the offenses of first degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering the life or health of a child in which death of the victim was proximately caused by baby shaking, provides for increased penalties. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court may impose an extended term sentence when a defendant is convicted of first degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, or endangering the life or health of a child resulting in the death of the child and the offense involves baby shaking and the trier of fact determined that baby shaking was the proximate cause of death of the victim of the offense. Defines "baby shaking".

HB 4603: CD CORR-NO UNASSIGNED PAY (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that committed persons who are not assigned work in a correctional employment program shall receive no pay or other compensation during the period in which they are not assigned work in a Department institution or facility. Effective immediately.

HB 4822: DIV PROBATION SERVICES-GOV (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Correctional Budget and Impact Note Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Pretrial Services Act, the Unified Code of Corrections, and the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the Division of Probation Services is established as an independent agency headed by a Director appointed by the Governor (rather than as a Division of the Illinois Supreme Court). Contains transition provisions. Effective immediately.

HB 5043: SEX OFFENDER REG-PREDATOR (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a person convicted of certain additional sex offenses against victims under 18 years of age is also defined as a sexual predator. Effective January 1, 2011.

HB 5032: POLICE-AFRICAN AMER SENSITIVE (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires that the training of probationary and permanent police officers, including those of home rule units, include sensitivity training with regard to the African American male population of Illinois. Effective immediately.

HB 5092: CRIM CD-AGG CRIM SEX ASSAULT (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that aggravated criminal sexual assault when the accused delivered (by injection, inhalation, ingestion, transfer of possession, or any other means) to the victim without his or her consent, or by threat or deception, and for other than medical purposes, any controlled substance is a Class X felony for which 10 years shall be added to the term of imprisonment imposed by the court (rather than a Class X felony). Provides that in addition to any other penalties imposed for aggravated criminal sexual assault, the court may add up to 25 years to the sentence if a sexually transmitted disease was transmitted from the accused to the victim during the commission of the offense.

HB 5177: METH CONTROL-METH LAB (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that whenever a State or local law enforcement agency becomes aware that an inhabitable property has been contaminated by its use as a clandestine methamphetamine drug lab, the agency shall report the contamination to the Department of State Police and to the local public health officer. Provides that the Department of State Police shall maintain a list of inhabitable property that has been reported as contaminated, and the list must be made available to the public through a website. Provides that the property shall be removed from the list when the contamination has been removed. Provides that once an inhabitable property has been removed from the list, a property owner, landlord, or real estate agent is not required to report or otherwise disclose the past contamination.

HB 5421: SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Community Notification Law. Provides that if a sex offender resides in a multi-unit dwelling, the owner, landlord, or management of the multi-unit dwelling shall notify residents of the multi-unit dwelling that sex offenders reside in the multi-unit dwelling. Provides that if a sex offender intends to reside in the multi-unit dwelling, notice shall be given before the sex offender moves into the multi-unit dwelling. Provides that it is the duty of the owner, landlord, or management of the multi-unit dwelling to periodically check the Statewide Sex Offender Database to determine if sex offenders reside within the multi-unit dwelling. Provides that an owner, landlord, or management of a multi-unit dwelling is immune from from criminal or civil liability for an act or omission made in good faith in reliance on the information in the Statewide Sex Offender Database.

HB 5528: PEACE OFFICER-INVESTIGATE FIRE (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act. In provisions authorizing a peace officer to carry weapons under specified circumstances, provides that the person must complete a training program approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board "including without limitation an arson investigator course and a firearms course offered by a State-sponsored institution of higher learning".

HB 5543: SEX OFFENDER-HARMFUL MATERIAL (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes, in the definition of "sex offense", distributing harmful material to a minor.

HB 6055: CD CORR-RECKLESS HOMICIDE (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of reckless homicide is ineligible for a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge. Effective immediately.

HB 6104: CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDER-LIBRARY (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a petty offense with a $500 fine for a sex offender to knowingly be present in any public library unless the offender has permission to be present from the head librarian on duty the day the offender plans to attend or the offender is a parent or guardian of a person under 18 years of age present in the library. Provides that notification includes the nature of the sex offender's visit and the hours in which the sex offender will be present in the library. Provides that the sex offender must notify the head librarian at least 2 hours prior to entering the library and again when he or she departs from the library property.

HB 4969: CRIM PRO-SEARCH WARRANT-FORCE (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that all necessary and reasonable force may be used to execute a search warrant for the taking of blood, hair, or other materials from a person's body when the subject of the search warrant is resisting execution of the search warrant.

HB 5413: CRIM CD-1ST&2ND DEGREE MURDER (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a defense to first degree murder that the person killed had a documented history or pattern of physically abusing the defendant and both the defendant and the victim were, at the time of the offense or previously, family or household members as defined in the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that such conduct is second degree murder.

HB 5776: VEH CD-DUI-BLOOD EVIDENCE (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in a prosecution of a person accused of violating DUI, reckless homicide, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, the conversion rate to convert blood serum or blood plasma alcohol level to the whole blood equivalent for grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood shall be to divide the blood serum or plasma level by 1.18. Effective immediately.

HB 5399: CD CORR-EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to executive clemency. Provides that the Governor shall decide each application and communicate his or her decision to the Prisoner Review Board within one year after the hearing by the Board on the petition seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Effective immediately.

HB 5510: DOM VIOL ORDER DELIVERY-SHERIF (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that if an emergency order of protection is issued when the court is not in session, the judge who issued the order shall promptly communicate or convey the order to the sheriff to facilitate the entry of the order by the Department of State Police into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.

HB 5394: CRIM ID-SEALING RECORDS (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that a person convicted of assault or battery may have his or her arrest and court records sealed. Makes other changes relating to the sealing of records.

HB 5401: DRUG OVERDOSE-IMMUNITY (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that a person who calls the 911 emergency number to report an overdose of cannabis, a controlled, counterfeit, look-alike substance, a controlled substance analog, or methamphetamine and the person who overdosed are immune from criminal liability for a violation relating to the possession or delivery of cannabis, a controlled, counterfeit, look-alike substance, a controlled substance analog, or methamphetamine. Provides that this immunity shall not be extended if law enforcement has reasonable suspicion or probable cause, prior to or independent of the emergency 911 call, to detain, arrest, or search the person or property of the person who calls 911 or the person who overdosed that is not a direct result of the 911 call.

HB 5947: CRIME VICTIMS-MURDERER (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Defines "crime victim" to include the spouse, parent, child, or sibling, or any combination of such persons, of a person killed as a result of a violent crime perpetrated against the person killed. Provides that the office of the State's Attorney shall, at the request of the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of a person killed as the result of a homicide, file a complaint and apply to the circuit court for a temporary restraining order, and such circuit court shall upon hearing grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction, without bond, restraining the perpetrator of the homicide from contacting, regardless of the purpose of the contact, the spouse, parent, child, or sibling of the person killed as the result of a homicide. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that any written or electronically transmitted recommendation by the Board to the Governor or his or her agent or employee concerning a petition for a pardon, commutation, or reprieve shall be made available to the public within 24 hours after transmission.

HB 5900: CRIM PRO-JOINDER-FINANCIAL (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Includes in the joinder provisions financial exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability, identity theft, aggravated identity theft, and certain violations of the Illinois Financial Crime Law. Effective immediately.

HB 5489: CRIM PRO&DOM VIOLENCE-ORDERS (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Makes changes so that the civil and criminal statutes relating to remedies when the court issues an order of protection are consistent.

HB 5006: CD CORR-DOC-ABSCONDING-WARRANT (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Department of Corrections has the power to issue an order, whenever a person committed to the Department absconds or absents himself or herself, without authority to do so, from any facility or program to which he or she is assigned. Provides that the order: shall be certified by the Director of Corrections, the Supervisor of the Apprehension Unit, or any person duly designated by the Director, with the seal of the Department affixed; shall be directed to all sheriffs, coroners, and police officers, or to any particular person named in the order; and shall be sufficient warrant for the officer or person named in the order to arrest and deliver the committed person to the proper correctional officials and shall be executed the same as criminal process. Effective immediately.

HB 5402: CRIM CD&CORR-ELECTRONIC FUND (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class X felony to use force or to threaten the use of force against another person to effect or to attempt to effect a transaction at an electronic fund transfer terminal located in the State. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that it is an aggravating factor in sentencing that the defendant committed the offense of first degree murder during the commission of a violation of the new offense.

HB 6123: CRIM CD-GANGS-NO FIREARM (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 1 felony to knowingly sell or give a firearm to a person who is a street gang member. Effective immediately.

HB 5745: CRIM CD-MEDICAL PERSONNEL (Assigned 2/16/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides for enhanced penalties for murdering, assaulting, battering, or discharging a firearm or machine gun at a physician, physician assistant, nurse, or advanced practice nurse when the defendant knows such person's status.

HB 4807: CRIM PRO-INSANE DEFENDANT (Assigned 2/9/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that after a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity, any victim impact statement prepared under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act shall be sent to the Department of Human Services. Provides that individualized placement evaluations by the Department of Human Services determine the most appropriate setting for forensic treatment based upon a number of factors including mental health diagnosis, proximity to surviving victims, security need, age, gender, and proximity to family. Effective immediately.

HB 5196: CRIM CD-HOMICIDE UNBORN (Assigned 2/9/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the offense of intentional homicide of an unborn child, eliminates the requirement that the defendant knew that the woman was pregnant.

HB 5198: CRIM CD-CHILD SEX OFFENDER BUS (Assigned 2/9/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. For the purpose of the statute prohibiting child sex offenders from knowingly being present within 100 feet of a site posted as a pick-up or discharge stop for a conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity when one or more persons under the age of 18 are present at the site, defines such stop as having a sign which is visible from the nearest public roadway and containing text or graphics, or both, sufficient to denote to a reasonable person the presence of a pick-up or discharge stop for a conveyance used for the transport of students to school.

HB 5462: STATEWIDE GRAND JURY-POWERS (Assigned 2/9/2010) Amends the Statewide Grand Jury Act. Provides that a Statewide Grand Jury may be convened to investigate violations of offenses involving the corruption of a public official, including theft, fraud, extortion, and a violation of the Official Misconduct Article or the Public Contracts Article of the Criminal Code of 1961.

HB 5093: CRIM CD-ESCAPE DHS (Assigned 2/9/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person committed to the Department of Human Services charged with the commission of a felony and determined unfit to stand trial or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a felony who intentionally escapes from any Department of Human Services facility or from the custody of an employee of that facility commits a Class 2 felony. Provides that a person committed to the Department of Human Services charged with the commission of a misdemeanor and determined unfit to stand trial or found not guilty by reason of insanity of a misdemeanor who intentionally escapes from any Department of Human Services facility or from the custody of an employee of that facility commits a Class A misdemeanor.

HB 5218: NURSING HOME-ORDER OF PROTECTN (Assigned 2/9/2010) Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a nursing home administrator may seek an order of protection in the name of a resident to protect that resident from abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a facility shall take appropriate steps to secure the enforcement of every order of protection entered on behalf of a resident or staff member of which the facility has reasonable knowledge. Provides that such steps include, but are not limited to, reporting violations to an appropriate law enforcement agency. Provides that a facility taking steps to secure the enforcement of a valid order of protection shall be held harmless from sanctions under the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that a facility reporting a violation of an order of protection shall be held harmless from any sanctions under the Nursing Home Care Act if the facility shows a good faith effort to secure the enforcement of the order of protection. Effective immediately.

HB 5197: CD CORR-FIRST DEGREE MURDER (Assigned 2/9/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court shall (rather than may) sentence the defendant to a term of natural life imprisonment for first degree murder if the trier of fact finds beyond a reasonable doubt that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty or that any of the aggravating factors listed in the first degree murder statute are present.

HB 5052: CRIM CD-HARBORING RUNAWAY (Assigned 2/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the offense of harboring a runaway knowingly giving shelter to an unemancipated minor for any length of time on at least 3 occasions within a one-year period without the knowledge and consent of the minor's parent or guardian, and without notifying the local law enforcement authorities of the minor's name and the fact that the minor is being provided shelter. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

HB 4889: SEX OFFENDER REG-RETROACTIVE (Assigned 2/8/2010) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a person is required to register as a sex offender who was not previously required to register before the effective date of the amendatory Act because the sex offense that the person committed occurred before a specified date. Requires that person to register within 5 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Provides that if the person is confined, institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, he or she shall register in person with the local law enforcement agency within 5 days of discharge, parole, or release. Provides for the duration of the registration.

HB 5166: PUB SAFETY-FOID-MENTAL-DANGER (Assigned 2/8/2010) Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police may petition to revoke a Firearm Owner's Identification Card if the Department finds that the card holder is, or was at the time of issuance, a person whose mental condition was determined, following a complete evaluation by a psychiatrist or a physician pursuant to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act, to pose a clear and present danger to the card holder, another person, or the community, (instead of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may be revoked if the Department finds that the card holder is or was at the time of issuance, a person whose mental condition poses a clear and present danger to the applicant, others, or the community based upon a reasonable belief by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner). Provides that a revocation petition is heard in the circuit court in the card holder's county of residence. Provides that the State's Attorney may participate in the hearing, present evidence, and take a position on the petition. Provides that the court may revoke the card if it finds that substantial justice would be done by a revocation and the card holder is a person whose mental condition poses a clear and present danger to the card holder, others, or the community. Provides that the circuit court's decision is subject to appeal under the Code of Civil Procedure (instead of the card holder appealing the Department's revocation of the card is subject to administrative review in the circuit court). Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act. In provisions concerning disclosure of mental health records to the State Police, provides that a mental health facility may disclose to the State Police records about a person whose mental condition is manifested by violent, suicidal, threatening, or assaultive behavior, for which there is a reasonable belief following a complete evaluation (instead of reasonable belief) by a psychiatrist or a physician, (instead of by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner) that the person poses a clear and present or imminent danger to the card holder, others, or the community. Makes other changes.

HB 4895: CRIM CD-TATTOO&BODY PIERCING (Assigned 2/8/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of false representation to a tattoo or body piercing business as the parent or legal guardian of a minor. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor.

HB 2515: CD CORR- LIFETIME-RESTITUTION (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to restitution. Provides that if the defendant is convicted of a violent crime, the court may sentence the defendant to pay lifetime restitution to the crime victim. Provides that the court shall base its decision to order lifetime restitution upon (i) the age of the defendant, (ii) the severity of the crime, and (iii) the income of the defendant.

HB 3975: CRIM CD&SEX OFFENDER REG (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Sex Offender Registration Act. Prohibits a child sex offender from residing within 1,000 (rather than 500) feet of a school, park, playground, child care institution, day care center, part day child care facility, day care home, group day care home, or facility providing services exclusively directed toward children under 18 years of age. Prohibits a child sex offender from loitering within 1,000 feet of a school or on a public way within 1,000 feet of a public park. Establishes exemptions for persons who purchased property before the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act relating to the statement a child sex offender must sign that he or she understands the prohibitions imposed by Illinois law on residing or loitering in certain places. Effective immediately.

HB 4579: CRIM CD-FALSE STATEMENTS (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of making a false statement to a peace officer or criminal investigative officer. Provides that a person commits the offense if: (1) the person knowingly makes a false statement to a peace officer or criminal investigative officer of the State or a unit of local government regarding a criminal matter that the person knows to be under investigation by the officer; and (2) during the interview, the person is first informed by a prosecutor who is working with the officer on the investigation that a knowing false statement to the officer relating to the investigation would constitute a criminal offense. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.

HB 4577: CD CORR-CORRUPTION (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge may not be imposed if the defendant is convicted of a Class 3 felony or higher violation of an offense involving the corruption of a public official when the offense consists of theft, fraud, extortion or a violation of the Official Misconduct, Deception Relating To Certification Of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, or Public Contracts Article of the Criminal Code of 1961 and either: (1) the defendant was an elected official at the time of the offense, or (2) the offense involved more than $10,000 in money or property, based on either the value of any payments or the value of the item that was the object of such offense. Provides that this provision does not apply if the prosecutor certifies to the court at the time of sentencing that the defendant has provided substantial assistance in the case or another prosecution of substantial public importance.

HB 5019: CD CORR-NO MERIT GOOD CONDUCT (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Eliminates the authority of the Director of Corrections to award up to 180 days of additional good conduct credit for meritorious service in specific instances as the Director deems proper. Effective immediately.

HB 5114: HATE CRIME-VETERANS&HOMELESS (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the definition of hate crime, specific crimes directed against an individual or group of individuals because of their actual or perceived homelessness, status as an active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, the Illinois Army National Guard, or the Illinois Air National Guard, or status as a veteran.

HB 4578: CRIM CD-EXTORTION (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of extortion. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly obtains property from another, with his or her consent, induced by wrongful use of actual or threatened force, violence, or fear, or under color of official right. Establishes penalties based on the value of the property extorted.

HB 5148: CONTROLLED SUB&CD CORR-HEROIN (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the knowing manufacture or delivery of, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, heroin is a Class X felony with respect to 5 grams (rather than 15 grams) or more of heroin. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the offense is non-probationable if the amount of the heroin is 3 (rather than over 5) grams or more.

HB 4715: CRIM CD- SALE-BURGLARY TOOLS (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of unlawful sale of burglary tools. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly sells or transfers any key, including a key designed for lock bumping, or any tool, instrument, device, or any explosive, suitable for use in breaking into a building, housetrailer, watercraft, aircraft, railroad car, or any depository designed for the safekeeping of property, or any part of that property. Provides that the offense does not apply to the sale or transfer of burglary tools to a peace officer or other employee of a law enforcement agency, or to any person or agency licensed as a locksmith under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.

HB 5150: CD CORR-PAROLE&MAND SUP REL (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the parolee or releasee is on parole or mandatory supervised release for a forcible felony and commits an act that constitutes first degree murder, a Class X felony, a Class 1 felony, a Class 2 felony, or a Class 3 felony, the supervising officer of the parolee or releasee shall request the Department of Corrections to issue a warrant and the Department shall issue the warrant and the officer or the Department shall file a violation report with notice of charges with the Prisoner Review Board. Effective immediately.

HB 4647: SCH CD-VIOLENCE PREVENTION LIN (Assigned 2/3/2010) Amends the Anti-Crime Advisory Council Act to provide that the Council shall additionally advise and assist with the CPS Violence Prevention Hotline. Amends the School Code. Provides that in consultation with the Anti-Crime Advisory Council and the Chicago Police Department, the Chicago Board of Education must establish a hotline for the purpose of receiving anonymous phone calls for information that may prevent violence. Requires that calls that are placed to the hotline must be answered by the Chicago Police Department. Requires that each call placed to the hotline must be recorded and investigated by the Chicago Police Department. Provides that the hotline shall be known as the "CPS Violence Prevention Hotline" and its number and anonymous nature must be posted in all Chicago Public Schools.

HB 4614: CONTROLLED SUB-PROP FORFEIT (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a person who knows or should know that one or more specified controlled substance violations are being committed from, upon, or in residential property he or she owns, manages, or controls that has been physically altered to increase the number of living units therein in violation of any applicable building codes is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and the residential property is subject to forfeiture. Effective immediately.

HB 4774: VEH CD-DUI-CHEMICAL TESTING (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Department of Public Health may not promulgate rules prohibiting an Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic (EMT-P) licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health from drawing blood to be used as evidence for a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

HB 4765: RAPE KITS-LAB TESTING (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Requires that all sexual assault evidence collected using the State Police Evidence Collection Kits shall be analyzed and tested by the Department of State Police within 6 months after receipt of all necessary evidence and standards into the State Police Laboratory (was, within one year and if sufficient staffing and resources are available). Effective immediately.

HB 4678: DRUG POSSESSION-TREATMENT (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that an individual convicted of an offense involving the illegal possession of cannabis, a controlled, look-a-like, or counterfeit substance, or methamphetamine and sentenced on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall be sentenced to probation instead of imprisonment. Provides that the court shall order the individual to receive treatment under the supervision of a program designated by the Department of Human Services for the duration of the individual's probation. Provides that an individual convicted of such an offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment before the effective date of the amendatory Act may petition the court to have his or her sentence vacated and to be sentenced to probation and treatment and provides for evaluation of the petition.

HB 4776: CD CORR-DUI-PERM DISABILITY (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules and regulations on early release shall provide that a prisoner who is serving a sentence for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof that involved a motor vehicle accident that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another, when the violation was a proximate cause of the injuries and the offense was committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act, shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment.

HB 4598: DRUG POSSESSION-PROBATION (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that the first time probation provisions for certain drug possession offenses apply to persons who committed previous misdemeanor cannabis violations.

HB 3869: INTOX COMPOUNDS-PENALTY (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act. Increases the penalties for a second or subsequent violation of the Act in which another penalty is not otherwise provided from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor.

HB 4675: CRIM CD-CHILD SEX OFFENDER (Assigned 1/27/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, manage, be employed by, or be associated with any local fair when persons under 18 years of age are present. Defines "local fair" as an event that is staged by a local municipality in which people gather to trade or display goods. Effective immediately.

SB 1013: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH (Assigned 1/5/2010) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the use of force in defense of a person.

SB 1812: CRIM CD-JUDICIAL SALE (Assigned 10/8/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly and by any means makes any contract with or engages in any combination or conspiracy with any other person who is, or but for a prior agreement is, a competitor of such person for the purpose of or with the effect of fixing, controlling, limiting, or otherwise manipulating (1) the participation of any person in, or (2) the making of bids, at any judicial sale. Provides that unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a mandatory fine shall be imposed for a violation, not to exceed $1,000,000 if the violator is a corporation, or, if the violator is any other person, $100,000. Provides that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony. Establishes injunctive relief and a private right of action for damages or injunctive relief. Effective immediately.

SB 1896: CRIME VICTIMS (Assigned 10/8/2009) Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the victim of the crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced shall receive reasonable written notice not less than 30 (rather than 15) days prior to the parole hearing. Provides that if a victim or concerned citizen has registered an objection to parole of an inmate, the victim or concerned citizen may receive a copy of the most recent written submissions that the inmate filed in requesting parole. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes procedures relating to parole hearings. Effective immediately.

SB 1050: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH (Assigned 5/28/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the supervision of persons on parole or mandatory supervised release.

SB 1320: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH (Assigned 5/27/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning receiving procedures.

SB 1300: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH (Assigned 5/27/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "severely or profoundly mentally retarded person".

SB 1325: CRIMINAL LAW-TECH (Assigned 5/27/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning appeals by the State.

SB 2024: COURT CLERK FEE DISBURSEMENT (Assigned 5/22/2009) Amends the Clerks of Courts Act. Provides that the fine for speeding in a school zone is increased by $5 which shall go to the school district or districts in which the offense occurred. Provides that a county with a drug court may adopt a mandatory fee of $5 to fund the drug court, less a 5% clerk processing charge, assessed against any defendant found guilty in a traffic case or who is ordered to pay a fine under the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person found guilty, including court supervision, of a DUI in addition to any other fine is fined $500, or $1,000 for other than a first offense, payable to the clerk to be distributed as follows: $100 to the law enforcement agency or agencies that made the arrest and $400 to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that when a person has been adjudged guilty of a DUI and a crime lab DUI analysis was completed, in addition to any other disposition or fine, a crime lab DUI analysis fee of $150 shall be paid by the defendant. Provides that the court may suspend payment of the fee if the defendant does not have the ability to pay. Provides that if the fine assessed for a first offense of speeding in a construction zone is $250 or greater, there shall be an additional $125 fee paid by the defendant, which shall be deposited into the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. Provides for other related changes.

SJR 6: JUSTICE STUDY COMMITTEE-EXTEND (Assigned 5/15/2009) Extends the reporting deadline for the Illinois Justice Study Committee created by Senate Joint Resolution 9 of the 95th General Assembly to December 31, 2010.

SB 2010: CD CORR- DETAINERS (Assigned 4/28/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the speedy trial provisions relating to persons committed to the Department of Corrections who have untried complaints, charges or indictments pending in any county of this State do not apply to persons no longer committed to a facility or program of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Provides that a person serving a period of parole or mandatory supervised release under the supervision of the Department of Corrections shall not be deemed to be committed to the Department for the purpose of the speedy trial provisions. Effective immediately.

SB 1832: CRIM PRO-SUBPOENA ISSUANCE (Assigned 4/22/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that an attorney admitted to practice in the State of Illinois, as an officer of the court, may also issue subpoenas in a pending action.

SB 1841: CD CORR-DNA DATABASE (Assigned 4/22/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that specified persons who have not yet submitted a sample of blood, saliva, or tissue shall be required to submit a specimen of blood, saliva, or tissue prior to their final discharge or within 6 months from the effective date of the amendatory Act, whichever is sooner. Provides that "these specimens shall be placed into the State or national DNA database, to be used in accordance with other provisions of this Act, by the Illinois State Police". Effective immediately.

SB 310: UNEMPLOY INS-DISCLOSE ADDRESS (Assigned 4/22/2009) Amends provisions of the Unemployment Insurance Act requiring the Director of Employment Security to make available to the Department of State Police, upon request, information concerning the place of employment or former places of employment of a person who is required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act. Expands those provisions to include disclosure of the current address of a person required to register as a sex offender, and to require disclosure of the information to a county sheriff's office or a municipal police department. Effective immediately.

SB 27: ST POLICE-MISSING SENIORS (Assigned 4/20/2009) Amends the Department of State Police Law and the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, the Illinois Police Training Act, and the Missing Persons Identification Act. With respect to the State Police's missing endangered senior alert system: (i) refers to the alerts as "Silver" Alerts; (ii) requires that the Department coordinate with the Department of Transportation and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency in the public dissemination of the alerts and the promotion of the system; and (iii) requires that local law enforcement agencies provide for prompt use of Silver Alerts and public dissemination of photographs of missing endangered seniors. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

SB 933: TRANSPORTATION-TECH (Assigned 4/20/2009) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Disabled Veterans' Plates.

SB 42: CRIME VICTIM-IMPACT STATEMENT (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code and the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that if a criminal defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of a violent crime and a hearing has been ordered by the court under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code to determine if the defendant is: (1) in need of mental health services on an inpatient basis; (2) in need of mental health services on an outpatient basis; or (3) not in need of mental health services, the victim or the victim's spouse, guardian, parent, grandparent, or other immediate family or household member shall have the right to present a victim's impact statement at the commitment hearing.

SB 48: TORTURE COMMISSION (Assigned 4/14/2009) Creates the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission Act. Creates the Illinois Torture Inquiry and Relief Commission as an independent commission under the Illinois Human Rights Commission for administrative purposes. Provides that the Commission shall conduct inquiries into claims of torture with priority to be given to those cases in which the convicted person is currently incarcerated solely for the crime with respect to which he or she claims torture by Jon Burge or officers under his command, or both. Provides that if the Commission concludes there is sufficient evidence of torture to merit judicial review, the Chair of the Commission shall request the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County for assignment to a trial judge for consideration. Provides that the Act applies to claims of torture filed not later than 5 years after the effective date of the Act. Effective immediately.

SB 62: CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDERS-VEHICLES (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly operate, whether authorized to do so or not, any vehicle or specific type of vehicle, including, but not limited to, an ice cream truck or authorized emergency vehicle, for the purpose of attracting or enticing a person under 18 years of age to be in the presence of the offender. Provides that it is a defense that the offender was the parent of the person under 18 years of age in the offender's presence. Effective immediately.

SB 141: CRIM CD-GANG RECRUITMENT MINOR (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of criminal street gang recruitment of a minor. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she threatens the use of physical force to coerce, solicit, recruit, or induce another person to join or remain a member of a criminal street gang, or conspires to do so, whether or not such threat is communicated in person, by means of the Internet, or by means of a telecommunications device. Provides that the penalty is a Class 1 felony.

SB 145: CRIM PRO&MARRIAGE-NOTICE (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a domestic violence case upon the request of the petitioner, the clerk shall send a certified copy of the order to each specified health care facility or health care provider requested by the petitioner. Provides that the health care provider may place the order in the child's records or use another method to identify these records. Provides that no health care provider who receives an order prohibiting a respondent's access to the records of any child who is protected by the order shall allow a respondent access to the records unless the order has expired or the respondent shows a certified copy of an order vacating the other order. Provides that nothing shall be construed to require altered billing procedures. Provides that any person or facility that is licensed to administer health care shall not be civilly liable for any act or omission for complying with these provisions. Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act by making a conforming change.

SB 156: CD CORR-METH FINES (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to methamphetamine related fines. Changes a cross reference from the Illinois Controlled Substances Act to the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act and changes cross references from "methamphetamine manufacturing chemical" to "methamphetamine manufacturing material". Effective immediately.

SB 211: CRIM CD&AIR RIFLE-AIR RIFLE (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an assault using an air rifle constitutes aggravated assault. Provides that the penalty for aggravated battery involving the use of a firearm does not include an air rifle as defined by the Air Rifle Act. Amends the Air Rifle Act. Eliminates the maximum $50 fine that may be imposed for violation of the Act by a person who is not a dealer of air rifles. Effective immediately.

SB 243: VEH CD-SECRET COMPARTMENT (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to (1) own or operate with criminal intent any vehicle (rather than motor vehicle) he or she knows to contain a false or secret compartment that is used or has been used to conceal a firearm as prohibited by the Criminal Code of 1961, or controlled substance as prohibited by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; or (2) to install, create, build, or fabricate in any vehicle (rather than motor vehicle) a false or secret compartment knowing that another person intends to use the compartment to conceal a firearm as prohibited by the Criminal Code of 1961, or controlled substance as prohibited by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Defines the term "false or secret compartment" to mean an enclosure integrated into the vehicle that is a modification of the vehicle as built by the original manufacturer (rather than any enclosure integrated into the vehicle that is intended and designed to be used to conceal, hide, and prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of the compartment or its contents.) Establishes that the term "vehicle" means, but is not limited to, any private or commercial car, truck, bus, aircraft or watercraft. Makes other changes regarding forfeiture and sentencing.

SB 1429: MICHELLE EPPEL LAW (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the title of "An Act concerning criminal law", Public Act 94-397, by providing that the Act may be referred to as the Michelle Eppel Law. Effective immediately.

SB 1655: CRIM CD-OBSTRUCTING ID (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of obstructing identification. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she intentionally or knowingly furnishes a false or fictitious name, residence address, or date of birth to a peace officer who has: (1) lawfully arrested the person; (2) lawfully detained the person; or (3) requested the information from a person that the peace officer has good cause to believe is a witness to a criminal offense. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

SB 1668: CRIM PRO-PRIOR STATEMENTS (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a statement of a witness is not excluded at the trial or hearing of any defendant by the hearsay rule or as a violation of any right to confront witnesses if the witness was killed, bribed, kidnapped, secreted, intimidated, or otherwise induced by a party, or one for whose conduct such party is legally responsible, to prevent the witness from being available to testify at such trial or hearing. Provides that the party seeking to introduce the statement shall disclose the statement sufficiently in advance of trial or hearing to provide the opposing party with a fair opportunity to meet it. Provides that the disclosure shall include notice of an intent to offer the statement, including the identity of the declarant. Provides that prior to ruling on the admissibility of a statement under this provision, the court shall conduct a hearing outside the presence of the jury. Provides that except in cases where a preponderance of the evidence establishes that the defendant killed the declarant, the party seeking to introduce the statement shall be required to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the party who caused the unavailability of the witness did so with the intent or motive that the witness be unavailable for trial or hearing. Provides that the court is not required to find that the conduct or wrongdoing amounts to a criminal act. Provides that nothing in this provision shall be construed to prevent the admissibility of statements under existing hearsay exceptions. Effective immediately.

SB 1677: CHILD CARE PROVIDER-CRIM CHECK (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall create a task force to examine the process used by State and local governmental agencies to conduct criminal history record checks as a condition of employment or approval to render provider services to such an agency. Provides that the task force shall include but need not be limited to representatives from several specified State agencies and large regional school districts. Requires the task force to provide a plan to the General Assembly by February 1, 2010 that addresses specified issues aimed at revising the process for conducting criminal history record checks in order to reduce duplication of effort and make better use of resources and more efficient use of taxpayer dollars. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that as a condition of eligibility to participate in the child care assistance program, a child care provider must authorize in writing an investigation to determine whether the child care provider has ever been charged with a crime and, if so, the disposition of those charges. Provides for confidentiality of information received by the Department of Human Services. Eliminates a provision that the Department of Human Services shall request the Department of Children and Family Services to conduct periodic investigations of the Central Register maintained under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Effective immediately.

SB 1708: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL SERVICES-FEE (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that reasonable fees may be charged for pretrial services, including but not limited to, DNA testing, GPS electronic monitoring, assessments and evaluations related to domestic violence and other victims. Effective immediately.

SB 1710: PROBATION&PRETRIAL SERVICES (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Pretrial Services Act and the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that for the purposes of administering the provisions of Public Act 95-773, known as the Cindy Bischof Law, all probation and court services departments are to be considered pretrial services agencies under the Pretrial Services Act and under the bail bond provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Effective immediately.

SB 1814: CRIM CD-EAVESDROPPING-EXEMPT (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts from an eavesdropping violation, with prior notification to the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded under circumstances where the use of the device is necessary for the protection of the law enforcement officer or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, in the course of an investigation of a felony offense involving any weapon listed in the statute concerning unlawful use of weapons. Effective immediately.

SB 1818: CRIM CD-FINANCIAL CRIME (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that theft of property exceeding $1,000,000 in value is a Class X felony. In the Illinois Financial Crime Law, deletes provision that a financial crime which is loan fraud in connection with a loan secured by residential real estate is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

SB 1843: CD CORR-CREDIT-TIME IN CUSTODY (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that an offender charged with the commission of an offense committed while on parole, mandatory supervised release, or probation shall not be given credit for time spent in custody for that offense for any time spent in custody as a result of a revocation of parole, mandatory supervised release, or probation where such revocation is based on a sentence imposed for a previous conviction, regardless of the facts upon which the revocation of parole, mandatory supervised release, or probation is based, unless both the State and the defendant agree that the time served for a violation of mandatory supervised release, parole, or probation shall be credited towards the sentence for the current offense. Effective immediately.

SB 1030: CD CORR-INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS (Assigned 4/14/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a search without a warrant.

HJR 24: VICTIM ASSISTANCE-FED FUNDING (Assigned 3/16/2009) Urges Congress to continue funding victim assistance and compensation programs and programs for victim service providers through the Victims of Crime Act Fund.

HB 4081: PUB HLTH-SEX ASSAULT EVID (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act. Provides that any person (instead of minor) who is a sexual assault survivor who seeks emergency hospital services and forensic services or follow-up healthcare under the Act shall be provided such services without the consent of any parent, guardian, custodian, surrogate, or agent. Provides that if the survivor is an adult who has a guardian of the person, a health care surrogate, or an agent acting under a health care power of attorney, then consent of the guardian, surrogate, or agent is not required to release evidence and information concerning the sexual assault. Provides that if the adult is unable to provide consent for the release of evidence and information and a guardian, surrogate, or agent under a health care power of attorney is unavailable or unwilling to release the information, then an investigating law enforcement officer may authorize the release. Effective January 1, 2010.

HB 4084: VEH CD-RESTITUTION-DAMAGES (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a court may order a defendant to pay restitution to persons who suffered personal injury or property damage as a result of misdemeanors and felonies committed in violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Contains provisions regarding the amount of restitution, plea agreements, applying the balance of the cash bond to the payment of restitution, the manner of payment of restitution, sentence modification or revocation, civil actions, liens, discharge, interest, and other matters.

HB 4171: EX-OFFENDER GRANTS&LOANS (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a State agency may not: (1) award a qualified ex-offender any low interest loan so that the ex-offender may start and operate his or her own business; or (2) award a grant to the qualified ex-offender so that the ex-offender may have a business plan developed in order to receive a loan to start up his or her own business unless the State agency has received a written certification from the court that the qualified ex-offender has paid all court ordered restitution to the victim or victims of the offense, fines, court costs, or other payments imposed by the court as punishment for the offense.

HB 4172: CRIM PRO-PRIOR ACTS-DRGS&ARSON (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a criminal prosecution in which the defendant is accused of arson, aggravated arson, residential arson, place of worship arson, or possession of cannabis, a controlled substance, or methamphetamine with intent to deliver such cannabis, controlled substance, or methamphetamine, evidence of the defendant's commission of another offense or offenses of arson, aggravated arson, residential arson, place of worship arson, or possession of cannabis, a controlled substance, or methamphetamine with intent to deliver such cannabis, controlled substance, or methamphetamine is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant.

HB 4175: CRIM CD-SEXUAL RELATION-FAMILY (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes uncles and aunts in the definition of "family member". In the offense of sexual relations within families, includes an act of sexual penetration with an uncle or aunt, when the nephew or niece, regardless of legitimacy and regardless of whether the nephew or niece was of the whole blood or half-blood or was adopted, was 18 years of age or over when the act was committed.

HB 4235: VEH CD-ELUDING POLICE (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person charged with the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer may not receive a disposition of supervision. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer or for the offense of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer.

HB 4244: CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT&SEALING (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that records may not be expunged or sealed until the statute of limitations for the offense for which the petitioner seeks expungement or sealing of his or her records has expired unless the State's Attorney of the county where the charges were brought authorizes or agrees to the expungement or sealing of the records and files a statement to that effect with the court before the court grants the petition for expungement or sealing of the petitioner's records.

HB 4049: CRIM CD-DISORDERLY CONDUCT (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offenses of disorderly conduct, making a terrorist threat, and falsely making a terrorist threat. Provides that a person who makes a threat that a bomb or explosive device has been placed in a school, whether such threat is true or false, shall be required by the court, in addition to any other sentence imposed, to reimburse the unit of government that employs the emergency response officer or officers that were dispatched to the school for the cost of the search for a bomb or explosive device. Effective immediately.

HB 4173: CRIM CD-UNAUTHORIZED VIDEOTAPE (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly make a video record or transmit live video of another person in that other person's residence without that person's consent when the recording or transmission is made outside that person's residence by use of an audio or video device that records or transmits from a remote location. Establishes penalties and exemptions.

HB 4212: MILITARY-VETERANS COURT ACT (Assigned 3/4/2009) Creates the Military and Veterans Court Act. Permits the Chief Judge of a judicial circuit to establish a military and veterans court program for veterans and active duty service members. Provides that in such judicial circuits, a veteran or active duty service member who has a substance abuse problem and who is subject to a criminal proceeding may with the consent of the prosecution and with the approval of the court be admitted into a military and veterans court program. Excludes from the program a veteran or active duty service member: charged with a crime of violence within the past 10 years, excluding incarceration time; who denies his or her use of or addiction to drugs; or who does not demonstrate a willingness to participate in a treatment program. Provides that the military and veterans court program shall include a regimen of graduated requirements, rewards and sanctions, including: fines, costs, restitution, public service employment, incarceration of up to 120 days, individual and group therapy, drug analysis testing, close court monitoring, educational or vocational counseling, and other requirements to fulfill the program. Provides for revocation and resentencing of the person who violates the conditions of the program or who engages in criminal conduct rendering the person unsuitable for the program, or who is not performing satisfactorily or not benefiting from the education, treatment or rehabilitation.

HJR 18: TASK FORCE-CINDY BISCHOF LAW (Assigned 3/4/2009) Creates a Task Force to implement the Cindy Bischof Law and provides for the submission to the Governor and the General Assembly of a report on the progress of implementation of the Cindy Bischof Law by September 1, 2009 and quarterly thereafter.

HB 4169: CRIM CD-SEX OFFENDER EVAL (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when a penalty is being considered for a felony sex offense or any felony offense that is sexually motivated as defined in the Sex Offender Management Board Act, a sex offender evaluation will be required only in cases where the sex offender is being considered for probation without a mandatory prison sentence.

HB 4066: CRIM CD-INMATES COMMUNICATIONS (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides for enhanced penalties if the defendant at the time of the commission of the offense is a pre-trial detainee at a penal institution or is serving a sentence at a penal institution and obtains or uses a communication service without the authorization of, or compensation paid to, the communication service provider, or assists or instructs any other person in doing so with intent to defraud the communication service provider.

HB 4124: CD CORR-PAROLE HEARINGS (Assigned 3/4/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board or one who has allegedly violated the conditions of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release may require by subpoena the production of physical evidence, electronic evidence, computer files, DVD's, audio or tape recordings, or any other evidence relating to any matter under investigation or hearing. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall not release any material to the inmate, the inmate's attorney, any third party, or any other person containing any information from the victim or from a person related to the victim by blood, adoption, or marriage who has written objections, testified at any hearing, or submitted audio or visual objections to the inmate's parole, unless provided with a waiver from that objecting party. Effective immediately.

HB 2680: CD CORR-DRUG ASSESSMENT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when a person has been adjudged guilty of a drug related offense involving possession or delivery of cannabis, possession or delivery of a controlled substance, or possession or delivery of methamphetamine in addition to any penalty imposed, a $25 assessment shall be assessed by the court, the proceeds of which shall be collected by the Circuit Clerk and remitted to the State Treasurer for deposit into the State Police Services Fund and shall be used for grants by the Department of State Police to drug task forces and Metropolitan Enforcement Groups in accordance with the Intergovernmental Drug Laws Enforcement Act.

HB 3680: CRIM CD-GANG RECRUITMENT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the offense of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds or public property adjacent to school grounds to criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds, public property adjacent to school grounds, or park district property. Eliminates from the elements of the offense that the person must threaten the use of physical force. Provides that criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds, public property adjacent to school grounds, or park district property is a Class 2 felony if the person did not threaten the use of physical force during the commission of the offense and a Class 1 felony if the person threatened the use of physical force during the commission of the offense.

HB 3716: ST POLICE-CYBER GANG UNIT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. In a Section concerning the creation and operation of a Cyber Gang Unit (instead of Internet Gang Crime Units), allocates moneys to the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group (instead of to the Cook County Sheriff's Office, the City of Danville Police Department, and the Village of Round Lake Heights Police Department). Provides that the Cyber Gang Unit Pilot Program terminates on July 1, 2012 (instead of 2010). Imposes conditions on any rulemaking authority. Effective immediately.

HB 3750: CRIM CD-AGG BATTCHILD&PRED (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that aggravated battery of a child is a Class X felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 years and not more than 60 years. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of the offense of aggravated battery of a child shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment. Provides that a person convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.

HB 3784: CRIM CD-SOCIAL HOSTING (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a petty offense for a person to host, permit, allow, or fail to take reasonable steps to prevent an event or gathering at any residence, premises, or on any other private or public property or in any conveyance where illicit drugs or alcoholic liquor are present when the person: (1) knows or reasonably should know that a person under 21 years of age will or does consume or possess any illicit drugs or alcoholic liquor; and (2) fails to take reasonable steps to prevent possession or consumption by the person under 21 years of age.

HB 3791: CRIM CD-FIREARM AMNESTY (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a municipal police department or church may establish a Firearm Relinquishment Amnesty Program. Provides that a resident of the county or municipality where the law enforcement agency that has established a Firearm Relinquishment Amnesty Program is located may, without identifying himself or herself and without being subject to prosecution for a violation of State law or a county or municipal ordinance relating to the illegal possession of that firearm, transfer the firearm to that local law enforcement agency or church. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.

HB 3800: CRIM CD-CHILD SEX OFFENDERS (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony for a child sex offender to knowingly be present in a library or to knowingly loiter within 500 feet of a library. Defines "presence", "library", and "virtual presence".

HB 3811: CRIM PRO-PRETRIAL SERVICES-FEE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that reasonable fees may be charged for pretrial services, including but not limited to, DNA testing, GPS electronic monitoring, assessments and evaluations related to domestic violence and other victims. Effective immediately.

HB 3812: PROBATION&PRETRIAL SERVICES (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Pretrial Services Act and the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that for the purposes of administering the provisions of Public Act 95-773, known as the Cindy Bischof Law, all probation and court services departments are to be considered pretrial services agencies under the Pretrial Services Act and under the bail bond provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Effective immediately.

HB 3813: CRIM PRO-BAIL-RISK ASSESSMENT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that as a condition of bail, the court may order that a person charged with an offense involving battery or any physical harm against a female or any minor, undergo a risk assessment evaluation at an Illinois Department of Human Services protocol approved partner abuse intervention program, even if the person charged is not related to the victim, if the court feels the person charged could be a danger to members of his or her household or family.

HB 3838: MENTORING-INMATES' CHILDREN (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates a program for the Department to make grants to qualified mentoring organizations to provide mentoring to children of incarcerated parents or other significant family members. Provides for grant criteria and program evaluation.

HB 3903: CRIM PRO-UNFIT DEFENDANT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that the treatment period for a defendant found unfit to stand trial to attain fitness shall be one year from the date of the finding of unfitness for a defendant charged with a felony and 6 months from that date for a defendant charged with a misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

HB 3906: CD CORR-EARLY RELEASE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner in a Department of Corrections facility who is serving a sentence for the offense of domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery committed on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act shall receive no good conduct credit and shall serve the entire sentence imposed by the court.

HB 3907: CRIM & CORR-FIREARM PURCHASE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for the unlawful purchase of a firearm that is used to commit an act of domestic violence as defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is a Class 1 non-probationable felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person who unlawfully purchases a firearm that is used to commit an act of domestic violence in violation of Section 24-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 shall receive a sentence of not less than the minimum term of imprisonment set forth in the Code, but shall not receive a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge.

HB 3908: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-TRAINING (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that Circuit judges and associate judges assigned to domestic violence cases are encouraged to participate in domestic violence training; such training is recommended to be developed and administered by the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. Provides that the Office of the State's Attorney shall develop a protocol to educate victims of domestic violence requesting the issuance of orders of protection. Provides that the Office of the State's Attorney shall: (1) refer each victim of a domestic violence offense to individualized support and advocacy; (2) develop additional techniques and protocols that will enhance Assistant State's Attorneys in prosecuting domestic violence cases; (3) develop protocols to facilitate early identification of individuals with the propensity to commit escalating violence; (4) refer victims of domestic violence to accessible civil legal services; and (5) refer victims of domestic violence to such services that provide counseling, shelter, day care, or emergency financial assistance. Provides that all domestic violence protocols to be developed or updated shall incorporate applicable best practices, principles and guidelines of the most current domestic violence protocol developed for law enforcement, prosecution, and the judiciary by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.

HB 3909: CRIM CD&CORR-DOMESTIC BATTERY (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of domestic battery is ineligible for probation, periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge and must serve a minimum term of imprisonment of one year. Provides that a person convicted of a second or subsequent offense of aggravated domestic battery is ineligible for probation, periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge and must serve a minimum term of imprisonment of at least 3 years or a mandatory extended term of imprisonment of at least 7 years.

HB 3910: HOSPITAL-REPORT DOMESTIC VIOL (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Hospital Emergency Service Act and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that if an emergency room staff member has reasonable cause to believe that (i) an individual known to him or her in the course of performing his or her duties as an emergency room staff member is a victim of domestic violence and (ii) the individual has not reported the domestic violence to a law enforcement agency, the emergency room staff member must immediately report the suspected domestic violence to a law enforcement agency. Provides that an individual or entity participating in good faith in the making of a report is immune from liability. Provides that a person who violates these provisions commits disorderly conduct, and provides criminal penalties for violations. Requires hospitals to report to the Department of Public Health by January 1, 2011 concerning their implementation of these provisions. Effective immediately.

HB 3911: CRIM CD-DOMESTIC PROP DAMAGE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of domestic damage to property when a person knowingly or intentionally causes damage to a family or household member's personal property or commonly owned property while in the immediate presence of that family or household member so as to deliberately and intentionally intimidate or threaten that family or household member. Requires a peace officer to arrest the offender upon the establishment of probable cause. Makes the offense a Class A misdemeanor.

HB 3915: CHILDREN-LEADS (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop and implement a policy whereby a statewide or regional alert would be used in situations relating to sex offenses committed by child sex offenders or violent offenses against youth in which the offenders have not been apprehended utilizing the information about child sex offenders and violent offenders against youth entered into LEADS.

HB 3960: DCFS-CHILD ABUSE-INTERVIEW (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Provides that certain "victim-sensitive" interviews of a child who is alleged to be an abused child may not be conducted unless the interview is videotaped and audiotaped by the Department of Children and Family Services. Requires that the Department preserve those videotapes and audiotapes and other materials until all judgments in legal proceedings relating to the victim-sensitive interview are final and all direct and habeas corpus appeals are exhausted or such legal proceedings are barred by law. Provides for access to copies of the preserved materials by a party to a proceeding relating to the materials. Effective immediately.

HB 3961: CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Identification Act relating to expungement. Changes the procedures relating to the expungement of adult criminal records and the records of minors prosecuted as adults. Establishes time limits and procedures for filing petitions to expunge. Excludes certain enumerated offenses from expungement. Provides for the sealing of certain arrest and court records. Provides that the court may, upon conviction for a subsequent felony offense, order the unsealing of prior felony conviction records previously ordered sealed by the court. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections and the Illinois Human Rights Act by changing cross-references.

HB 3983: CON SUB-PROSECUTION (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that a prescriber may not be prosecuted for any alleged violation of the Act for prescribing, dispensing, or otherwise providing professional services, unless the prosecution is recommended by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation in consultation with the licensed professional board under the appropriate licensing Act.

HB 4013: CRIM CD-VEHICLE FORFEITURE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any vessel, vehicle, or aircraft used with the knowledge and consent of the owner in the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, theft if the theft is of precious metal or of scrap metal is subject to seizure and forfeiture.

HB 4020: CHICAGO PARK-BACKGROUND INVEST (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Chicago Park District Act. In a Section concerning criminal background investigations for employment with the Chicago Park District, provides that the Chicago Park District shall submit an applicant's personal information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (now, Department of State Police). Provides that the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall conduct a search of its criminal history record information database to determine if an applicant has been convicted of specified offenses (now, Department of State Police). Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2010.

HB 3715: VEH CD-PARENT ACCOMPANY MINOR (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code providing that for petty offenses or business offenses under the Code that do not require that the defendant make a court appearance, the chief judge of any circuit may designate an officer of the court to receive the admission or stipulation by the unemancipated minor of the facts supporting the charge as long as the parent or guardian of the unemancipated minor and the unemancipated minor appear before the officer of the court. The officer of the court shall transmit such information to the judge assigned to the case and the judge may enter a disposition of supervision without the presence of the minor or the minor's parent or guardian in court at the time of the entry of the disposition of supervision. Effective immediately.

HB 3717: COUNTY JAIL GOOD BEHAVIOR (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the County Jail Good Behavior Allowance Act. Provides that the Cook County Sheriff or his or her designee may revoke the good behavior allowance of an inmate who is sentenced to the Illinois Department of Corrections for misconduct committed by the inmate while in custody of the Cook County Sheriff. Provides that if an inmate while in custody of the Cook County Sheriff is convicted of assault or battery on a peace officer, correctional employee, or another inmate, or for bringing into or possessing contraband in the penal institution, or for criminal damage to property, his or her day for day good behavior allowance shall be revoked for each day such allowance was earned while the inmate was in custody of the Cook County Sheriff.

HB 3885: CRIM CD-JUDICIAL SALE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly and by any means makes any contract with or engages in any combination or conspiracy with any other person who is, or but for a prior agreement is, a competitor of such person for the purpose of or with the effect of fixing, controlling, limiting, or otherwise manipulating (1) the participation of any person in, or (2) the making of bids, at any judicial sale. Provides that unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a mandatory fine shall be imposed for a violation, not to exceed $1,000,000 if the violator is a corporation, or, if the violator is any other person, $100,000. Provides that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony. Establishes injunctive relief and a private right of action for damages or injunctive relief. Effective immediately.

HB 3897: CRIM PRO-FITNESS-REPORT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if upon the completion of the placement process in the case of a defendant who has a mental disability the Department of Human Services determines that the defendant is currently fit to stand trial, it shall immediately notify the court and shall submit a written report within 7 days. Provides that in that circumstance the placement shall be held pending a court hearing on the Department's report. Effective immediately.

HB 3934: CRIM CD-THEFT-RENT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances the penalty for theft by one class higher if the offender falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit from a tenant.

HB 3681: VEH CD-APPEARANCE DATE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a case involving an alleged violation of driving under the influence may not be dismissed due to an error by the arresting officer or clerk of the court in setting a person's first appearance date.

HB 3714: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-NOTICE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. Provides that upon the request of the petitioner, within 24 hours of the issuance of an order of protection, the clerk of the issuing judge shall send written notice of the order of protection along with a certified copy of the order of protection to the day-care facility, pre-school or pre-kindergarten, or private school or the principal office of the public school district or any college or university in which any child who is a protected person under the order of protection or any child of the petitioner is enrolled. Provides that upon the request of the petitioner, the clerk of the circuit court shall send a certified copy of the order of protection to any specified health care facility or health care practitioner requested by the petitioner at the mailing address provided by the petitioner. Provides that if the order of protection prohibits a respondent's access to such records, the respondent shall not be allowed access to the records unless the order has expired or has been vacated.

HB 3676: SEX OFFENDER REG-GROOMING (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "sex offense" the offenses of grooming and traveling to meet a minor. Effective immediately.

HB 3795: DRUG CT-EVERY CIRCUIT (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Drug Court Treatment Act. Provides that the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit must (rather than may) establish a drug court program including the format under which it operates under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010.

HB 3677: VEH CD-RESIST-OBSTRUCT-LICENSE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that upon a first conviction of resisting or obstructing a peace officer under the Criminal Code of 1961 involving the operation of a motor vehicle, the Secretary of State must suspend the convicted person's driver's license for a period not exceeding 6 months, and upon a second or subsequent conviction of the same offense, the person's driver's license must be suspended for one year. Provides that upon a conviction of resisting or obstructing a peace officer involving the operation of a motor vehicle, the court must order the person to surrender his or her driver's license to the clerk of the court who must forward the suspended license to the Secretary of State. Effective immediately.

HB 3962: CRIM CD-PUBLIC NUISANCE (Assigned 3/3/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any building used in the commission of aggravated child pornography, aggravated criminal housing management, dog fighting, violations of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 relating to the sale or dispensing or permitting the illegal consumption of alcoholic liquors by persons under 21 years of age, or violations of the Humane Care for Animals Act is a public nuisance. Eliminates references to repealed abortion and juice racketeering offenses. Indicates specific violations next to statutory Section number references. Effective immediately.

HB 2511: SEX OFFENDERS-NO SOCIAL NET (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Defines social networking website. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Requires as a condition of parole, mandatory supervised release, probation, conditional discharge, or supervision that a sex offender refrain from accessing or using a social networking website.

HB 2541: CD CORR-EXTENDED MSR&PROBATION (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the supervising officer of a person on parole or mandatory supervised release shall request the Department of Corrections to issue a parole violation warrant, and the Department shall issue a parole violation warrant, under certain circumstances. Provides that the mandatory supervised release term for felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, and a felony violation of an order of protection is 4 years. Provides that a person convicted of a felony domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, or a felony violation of an order of protection shall be supervised during his or her term of parole or mandatory supervised release by a supervising officer who has completed not less than 40 hours of domestic violence and partner abuse intervention training.

HB 2542: CRIM CD-STALKING&CYBERSTALKING (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the elements of the offenses of stalking and cyberstalking. Provides that a person commits stalking when he or she knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emotional distress. Provides that if the conduct is committed using electronic communication, the offense is cyberstalking. Provides that a person also commits aggravated stalking when he or she, in conjunction with committing the offense of stalking, violates a stalking no contact order or a civil no contact order. Retains the same penalties for the offenses.

HB 2575: CRIM CD-OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the penalty for obstructing justice based upon the class of felony or misdemeanor of the underlying offense in which the defendant obstructed justice (rather than a Class 4 felony, or a Class 3 felony if obstructing justice was in furtherance of streetgang related or gang-related activity). Effective immediately.

HB 2633: CD CORR-SUPERMAX (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner may be transferred to a super-maximum security institution only when, within one year of the date of the proposed transfer: (1) while incarcerated, the prisoner committed or attempted to commit acts of violence either: (i) which resulted in serious injury or death or (ii) in connection with any act of non-consensual sex; (2) the prisoner has engaged in 2 or more acts which caused serious disruption of prison operations; or (3) the prisoner has escaped or attempted to escape from within a security perimeter or custody, or both, or direct supervision. Provides that prisoners with serious mental illnesses shall not be transferred to a super-maximum security facility. Provides that the Department of Corrections shall review the status of all prisoners currently housed at a super-maximum security institution within 90 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act to determine whether they should continue to be housed at that facility. Prisoners already incarcerated for longer than one year may continue to be held at a super-maximum institution only on the basis of specified criteria and must be provided a hearing within 6 months of the effective date of the amendatory Act.

HB 2637: CRIM ID-EXPUNGEMENT&SEALING (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that records may not be expunged or sealed until 6 months after the petitioner's conviction for the offense or the petitioner's acquittal or release without being convicted unless the State's Attorney of the county where the charges were brought authorizes or agrees to the expungement or sealing of the records and files a statement to that effect with the court before the court grants the petition for expungement or sealing of the petitioner's records.

HB 2648: CRIM CD-THEFT&RETAIL THEFT (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that an otherwise misdemeanor theft and retail theft are enhanced from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony if the person has previously been convicted of vehicular hijacking, aggravated vehicular hijacking, or aggravated robbery. In the case of retail theft the penalty is enhanced to a Class 4 felony if the defendant had been previously convicted of forgery, or a violation of provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code relating to the possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle. Effective immediately.

HB 2671: CRIM PRO-STATES ATT-SUBPOENA (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Adds the State's Attorney's Investigative Subpoenas Article to the Code. Provides that at any time prior to the commencement of a prosecution and upon written application by the State's Attorney, the circuit court shall cause the clerk of the court to issue subpoenas ad testificandum or duces tecum directed to the sheriff or coroner of any county in the State for the purpose of obtaining the testimony of any person or any document or material relevant to a criminal matter being investigated by the State's Attorney. Establishes procedures under which the State's Attorney may apply for the issuance of such subpoenas. Provides that any person appearing before an issuing court in response to a State's Attorney's investigative subpoena shall have the right to be accompanied by counsel. Provides that any proceeding related to the issuance or enforceability of the subpoena, or to the disclosure of information obtained from such subpoena, shall take place in camera and in the presence of the State's Attorney, and at the party's request, the party subpoenaed and his or her counsel, and a court reporter who shall transcribe the proceedings. Provides that except for the State's Attorney's copy, such transcripts shall be sealed and in the event a prosecution is commenced, the transcript shall be disclosed to the accused as provided by law. Provides that the Attorney General, in cooperation with the Illinois State's Attorney Association, shall annually provide a course of training to the State's Attorneys, in the legal, ethical, and practical aspects of the provisions of the Article relating to investigation and prosecutorial functions. Effective immediately.

HB 2672: CRIM CD-FINANCIAL CRIME (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that theft of property exceeding $1,000,000 in value is a Class X felony. In the Illinois Financial Crime Law, deletes provision that a financial crime which is loan fraud in connection with a loan secured by residential real estate is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

HB 2475: IHRA-EMPLOYMENT-EX-OFFENDER (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Provides that it is a civil rights violation for any employer, employment agency, or labor organization to refuse to hire a qualified ex-offender solely because the qualified ex-offender has previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a finding of lack of good moral character when the finding is based solely upon the fact that the qualified ex-offender has previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses. Contains provisions regarding factors an employer, employment agency, or labor organization can consider when making an employment determination relating to a person with a criminal record; exceptions to the prohibited conduct; new definitions; and other matters.

HB 2513: CRIM CD-MINORS-HARMFUL MAT (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the exhibition to or depiction to a minor of harmful materials is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

HB 2537: CRIM CD-NUDE IMAGES-CONSENT (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to upload on the Internet an electronic nude image of another person without the written consent of the person whose nude image was uploaded and with the intent to injure the reputation of the other person or with the intent to cause emotional distress to the other person. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor for a person to disseminate a video recording of another person without the written consent of the person whose nude image was disseminated and with the intent to injure the reputation of the other person or with the intent to cause emotional distress to the other person. Exempts: (1) the dissemination of a nude image of an infant or toddler that is not child pornography; or (2) the depiction of a nude image in a museum or place of worship that is not obscenity or child pornography.

HB 2641: CRIM CD-TRAVEL TO MEET MINOR (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Expands the offense of traveling to meet a minor to include traveling to meet a minor for the purpose of also engaging in the offense of aggravated battery of a child, criminal transmission of HIV, or contributing to the criminal delinquency of a juvenile. Adds definitions of "child", "computer", and "Internet".

HB 2670: CHILD PORNOGRAPHY-PENALTIES (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a prosecution for child pornography that involves filming, videotaping, photographing, or otherwise depicting by computer a child under 18 years of age or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person engaging in certain sexual acts may be commenced at any time. Provides that child pornography or aggravated child pornography that does not involve mere possession shall be deemed crimes of violence. Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that the right of a parent or legal guardian of a child victim upon his or her request, at the time of the sentencing or the disposition hearing, to address the court regarding the impact which the defendant's criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon the child applies in cases of indecent solicitation of a child, child pornography, and aggravated child pornography. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the offenses of child pornography and aggravated child pornography are violent crimes. Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Provides that a "sexually violent offense" includes child pornography and aggravated child pornography. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the commission of the offense of child pornography or aggravated child pornography is an aggravating factor in sentencing.

HB 2660: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the State Finance Act. Repeals the Domestic Violence Surveillance Fund. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when a person is charged with a violation of an order of protection, the court may, in its discretion (rather than shall), order the respondent to undergo a risk assessment evaluation if certain conditions are present. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that under the Domestic Violence Surveillance Program, the best available technology must have real-time and interactive capabilities that facilitate the following objectives: (1) immediate notification to the supervising authority of a breach of a court ordered exclusion zone; (2) notification of the breach to the offender; and (3) communication between the supervising authority, law enforcement, and the victim, regarding the breach. Changes the protective order violation fines to fees. Provides that the supervising authority of a domestic violence surveillance program shall assess a person either convicted of, or charged with, the violation of an order of protection an additional fee to cover the costs of providing the equipment used and the additional supervision needed for such domestic violence surveillance program. Provides that if the court finds that the fee would impose an undue burden on the victim, the court may reduce or waive the fee. Provides that the court shall order that the defendant may not use funds belonging solely to the victim of the offense for payment of the fee. Amends the Probation and Probation Officers Act. Provides that the Division of Probation Services shall (rather than may) develop standards to implement the Domestic Violence Surveillance Program and shall develop standards for collecting data to evaluate the impact and costs of the Domestic Violence Surveillance Program. Effective immediately.

HB 2610: CRIM CD-DOMEST BATTERY-ADVISE (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that upon conviction of domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery, the court shall advise the defendant orally or in writing that an individual convicted of domestic battery or aggravated domestic battery may be subject to federal criminal penalties for possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving any firearm or ammunition in violation of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968. Provides that a notation shall be made in the court file that the admonition was given. Effective immediately.

HB 2650: CD CORR-RESTITUTION-DUI (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in all convictions for driving under the influence in which the person received any injury to his or her person or damage to his or her real or personal property as a result of the criminal act of the defendant, the court shall order restitution. Effective immediately.

HB 2669: EMERG SERV REIMBURSE (Assigned 2/25/2009) Creates the Emergency Services Response Reimbursement for Criminal Convictions Act. Provides that a person convicted of arson, aggravated arson, residential arson, or place of worship arson, in addition to any other sentence imposed, shall be ordered by the court to reimburse the local emergency response department for the costs of responding to the fire that the offender was convicted of setting. Provides that each emergency response department responding to the fire described shall be eligible for reimbursement. Provides that reimbursement shall be based upon the actual cost to the department of the resources used, including but not limited to personnel and equipment, but shall be deemed to be not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 per department. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

HB 2450: FOOD DRUG-LEGEND DRUG PROHIBIT (Assigned 2/25/2009) Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides it is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture or deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver a legend drug of 6 or more pills, tablets, capsules, caplets, or 30 ml or more of a liquid medication who is not licensed under this Act or another Act of the State to practice, prescribe, or dispense legend drugs in all of its branches. Provides certain criminal penalties, fines, and forfeiture provisions for violations of the Section. Defines "legend drug" as a drug limited by the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to being dispensed by or upon a medical practitioner's prescription because the drug is (1) habit-forming; (2) toxic or having potential for harm; or (3) limited in use by the new drug application for the drug to use only under a medical practitioner's supervision. Defines "medical practitioner" as any person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in the State. Amends the Drug Asset Forfeiture Procedure Act. Provides that the provisions of the Act are applicable to all property forfeitable under the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Effective immediately.

HB 1319: SEX OFFENDER-HARMFUL MATERIAL (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes, in the definition of "sex offense", distributing harmful material to a minor.

HB 1320: HARASS&OBSCENE COMMUNICATIONS (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Increases from a Class 4 felony to a Class 3 felony any violation of the Act if, in the course of the offense, the offender threatened to kill the victim or any member of the victim's family or household.

HB 1321: SEX OFFENDER NOTICE-EMAIL (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Sex Offender Community Notification Law. Provides that the Department of State Police shall provide on its Sex Offender Information web page a form that allows a person who seeks access to sex offender information to be notified by e-mail of when a sex offender changes residence, employment, or school attendance to a location within a particular zip code or within a specified distance from an address. Provides that the Department of State Police shall provide such information by e-mail notification to a person who completes the form.

HB 2252: PUBLIC AID-DRUG TEST REQUIRED (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that as a condition of initial eligibility for any benefits under the Code, an applicant must pass a urine drug test. Provides that as a condition of continued eligibility for benefits, a recipient must pass a urine drug test at least once every 12 months, at a random time designated by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that if a recipient tests positive, the recipient is thereafter ineligible for any benefits under the Code, except that if a recipient tests positive and his or her benefits are terminated, then 6 months after the date of termination, the Department of Human Services or the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall send a notice to that person, at his or her last known address, stating that the person may again take a urine drug test and, if he or she tests negative, he or she will be eligible for any benefits under the Code for which he or she is otherwise eligible. Effective immediately.

HB 2266: PATERNITY-DNA TEST REQUIRED (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In provisions concerning the offense of unlawful visitation interference, changes the name of the offense to unlawful parenting time interference and changes references from "visitation" to "parenting time"; also adds references to "custody time". Amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act to change a cross reference to the offense. Effective immediately.

HB 2361: CRIM CD-SEX ASSAULT-CHILD (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person convicted of criminal sexual assault or aggravated criminal sexual assault when the criminal sexual assault or aggravated criminal sexual assault was committed against 2 or more persons who were under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense regardless of whether the offenses occurred as the result of the same act or of several related or unrelated acts shall be sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment.

HB 2372: CRIM CD-GANG CRIME (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that kidnaping, assault, battery, robbery, or arson committed by a gang member is enhanced to an aggravated kidnaping, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, aggravated robbery, or aggravated arson.

HB 2384: STREETGANG PREVENT-DAMAGES (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act. Provides that in addition to existing provisions for injunctive relief against an individual in an illegal streetgang, the Attorney General, any State's Attorney, or any prosecuting municipal attorney may maintain an action for damages on behalf of a community or neighborhood against streetgangs, their officers, or members to abate streetgang activity constituting a nuisance. Provides that any money damages awarded shall be paid by or collected from the streetgang's or its members' assets. Provides that only members of the criminal streetgang who created, maintained, or contributed to the creation or maintenance of the nuisance shall be personally liable. Provides that in this action the testimony of experts may be used to establish damages suffered by the community or neighborhood injured by the nuisance. Provides that the damages recovered shall be deposited into a separate segregated fund for payment to the governing body of the municipality or county in which the community or neighborhood is located, and that governing body shall use those assets solely for the benefit of the community or neighborhood that has been injured by the nuisance.

HB 2391: CD CORR-GANG YOUTH (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that in addition to any term of incarceration that may be imposed by the court and unless the court determines that it has good cause not to impose these requirements, a gang member who is under 21 years of age and who has been found guilty of or continued under supervision for a gang-related offense and who has not previously been found guilty of or continued under supervision for a gang-related offense shall, upon completion of any term of incarceration, be required: (i) to perform community service, the type and number of hours of community service to be determined by the court; (ii) if the gang member does not have a high school diploma or a GED certificate, to attend and complete educational courses designed to prepare the gang member to pass the high school level Test of General Educational Development (GED); (iii) to comply with a curfew (A) between 11:00 p.m. on Friday and 6:00 a.m. on Saturday; (B) between 11:00 p.m. on Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on Sunday; and (C) between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day; and (iv) to attend Life Skills classes conducted by a community college or by a non-profit offender re-entry program.

HB 2393: CD CORR-GPS-CHILD SEX OFFENDER (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of aggravated battery of a child, aggravated kidnapping, child abduction, ritualized abuse of a child, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, when the victim of any of these offenses was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, and the defendant used force or the threat of force in the commission of the offense shall, as a condition of parole, mandatory supervised release, or probation (if probation is available for such offense) wear an approved electronic monitoring device that has Global Positioning System (GPS) capability for the duration of the defendant's natural life. Provides that Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking information about offenders required to wear an approved electronic monitoring device under these provisions shall be furnished to local law enforcement agencies.

HB 1348: CRIM CD-EAVESDROPPING EXEMPT (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is an exemption to the statute concerning eavesdropping with approval of the State's Attorney of the county in which it is to occur, recording or listening with the aid of any device to any conversation where a law enforcement officer, or any person acting at the direction of law enforcement, is a party to the conversation and has consented to it being intercepted or recorded in the course of an investigation of aggravated child pornography, indecent solicitation of a child, child abduction, luring of a minor, sexual exploitation of a child, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, criminal sexual abuse by force or threat of force in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age, or aggravated criminal sexual assault in which the victim of the offense was at the time of the commission of the offense under 18 years of age (rather than only an investigation of child pornography).

HB 2353: CRIM CD-MONEY LAUNDERING (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offense of money laundering. Changes the definition of "criminally derived property" to: (1) any property, real or personal, constituting or derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law; or (2) any property represented to be property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law (rather than a violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act). Establishes penalties for laundering of property by transporting, transmitting, or transferring, or attempting to transport, transmit, or transfer a monetary instrument knowing, or having reason to know, that the financial transaction is designed in whole or in part to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under State law. Effective immediately.

HB 2245: CRIME VICTIMS COMP-LEAVE SCENE (Assigned 2/23/2009) 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.

HB 2281: CD CORR-MILITARY VETERANS (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that before the sentencing hearing and as part of the presentence investigation, the court shall inquire of the defendant whether the defendant is currently serving in or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States. Provides that if the defendant is currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States or is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and has been diagnosed as having a mental illness by a qualified psychiatrist or clinical psychologist or physician, the court may: (1) order that the officer preparing the presentence report consult with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, or another agency or person with suitable knowledge or experience for the purpose of providing the court with information regarding treatment options available to the defendant, including federal, State, and local programming; and (2) consider the treatment recommendations of any diagnosing or treating mental health professionals together with the treatment options available to the defendant in imposing sentence.

HB 2253: COM COL-POLICE-PUBLIC SAFETY (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Public Community College Act. Removes provisions allowing the board of trustees of a community college district to appoint persons to be members of the security department of the community college. Allows instead for the appointment of sworn and non-sworn members of the community college district police department, department of public safety, or security department. Sets forth requirements and other provisions concerning both sworn and non-sworn members. Allows the board of trustees to establish regulations that are determined to be necessary for the protection of community college students, staff, visitors, properties, and interests or for the proper maintenance, operation, or development of any community college or colleges under the jurisdiction of the board and to prescribe fines and penalties for the violation of these regulations. Effective immediately.

HB 2332: LOCGOV-MISSING PERSONS (Assigned 2/23/2009) Amends the Missing Persons Identification Act. Revises the list of persons who are considered a "high-risk missing person". Requires law enforcement agencies to actively search for high-risk missing persons that may be in the area. Provides that law enforcement agencies must comply with the requirements of the Act. Limits the exercise of concurrent home rule powers. Provides that the Act is exempt from the reimbursement requirements of the State Mandates Act. Effective immediately.

HB 904: CRIM CD-NEG VEHICULAR HOMICIDE (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of negligent vehicular homicide, a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is a proximate cause of the death of another person. Provides that a person acts negligently within the meaning of the provision if he or she fails to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk of death or injury to others, and that failure constitutes a substantial deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise under the circumstances then prevailing. Provides that the finder of fact may consider statutes and ordinances regulating the defendant's conduct in determining whether he or she was culpably negligent.

HB 947: VEH CD-TRAFFIC STOP STUDY (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code requiring the recording of specified information when a uniform traffic citation or warning citation is issued and providing for analysis of the information and a traffic stop statistical study. Provides that all law enforcement agencies must perform an internal review of the data collected and immediately act to remedy or resolve any pattern of behavior by any officer under the command of the law enforcement agency that is determined to be evidence of racial profiling. Deletes the July 1, 2010 repeal date of those provisions.

HB 970: CRIME VICTIMS (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the victim of the crime for which the prisoner has been sentenced shall receive reasonable written notice not less than 30 (rather than 15) days prior to the parole hearing. Provides that if a victim or concerned citizen has registered an objection to parole of an inmate, the victim or concerned citizen may receive a copy of the most recent written submissions that the inmate filed in requesting parole. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Changes procedures relating to parole hearings. Effective immediately.

HB 975: ORGANIZED CRIME (Assigned 2/18/2009) Creates the Organized Crime Control Act. Provides that a person who has received any proceeds with knowledge that they were derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of racketeering activity may not use or invest, whether directly or indirectly, any part of the proceeds or the proceeds derived from the investment or use thereof in the acquisition of any title to, or any right, interest, or equity in, real property or in the establishment or operation of any enterprise. Provides that a person, through a pattern of racketeering activity, may not acquire or maintain, directly or indirectly, any interest in or control of any enterprise or real property. Provides that a person employed by, or associated with, any enterprise may not conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the enterprise through a pattern of racketeering activity. Provides that any person convicted of engaging in racketeering activity is guilty of a Class 1 felony. Provides that any person who engages in a continuing criminal enterprise is guilty of a Class 1 felony. Requires the court to order forfeiture to the State of all real or personal property used in the course of, or intended for use in the course of, derived from, or realized through such criminal conduct. Provides for other civil remedies. Provides that the Attorney General and the State's Attorneys of this State have concurrent authority to institute criminal proceedings under the Act, except that a State's Attorney may institute proceedings only with the prior written approval of the Attorney General. Effective immediately.

HB 1000: SEX OFFENDER REG-RETROACTIVE (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Provides that a person is required to register as a sex offender who was not previously required to register before the effective date of this amendatory Act because the sex offense that the person committed occurred before a specified date. Requires that person to register within 5 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act. Provides that if the person is confined, institutionalized, or imprisoned in Illinois on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, he or she shall register in person with the local law enforcement agency within 5 days of discharge, parole, or release. Provides for the duration of the registration.

HB 1074: CD CORR-RESTORATION OF RIGHTS (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to relief from disabilities automatically imposed by law. Provides that the court may grant relief from forfeitures. Defines "eligible offender" for the purposes of relief from disabilities and forfeitures as a person who has been convicted of a crime that does not include an offense or attempted offense that would subject the person to registration under the Sex Offender Registration Act, the Arsonist Registration Act, or the Child Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registration Act (rather than an offense that is not a crime of violence, a Class X or a nonprobationable offense, or a violation of the Sex Offenses or Bodily Harm Articles of the Criminal Code of 1961, but who has not been convicted more than twice of a felony). Provides that "eligible offender" does not include a person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit first degree murder. Provides that a certificate of good conduct may be granted to relieve an eligible offender of any employment bar. Provides that the certificate may be limited to one or more enumerated disabilities or bars or may relieve the individual of all disabilities and bars. Provides that a certificate of good conduct does not limit the employer from accessing criminal background information; nor does it hide, alter, or expunge the record. Provides that a certificate of good conduct does not relieve an offender of any employment-related disability imposed by law by reason of his or her conviction of a crime that would prevent his or her employment by the Department of Corrections.

HB 1091: CRIM CD-TERRORISM (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Terrorism Article of the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the definition of "terrorist act", any act that interrupts or interferes with agricultural production, agricultural research, or agricultural equipment for purposes of disrupting or influencing, through intimidation or other means, consumer confidence or agricultural production methods.

HB 1116: CD CORR-SUPERVISION-DUI (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a disposition of court supervision may apply to a defendant with certain previous offenses who is charged with DUI. Effective immediately.

HB 1147: CD CORR-ALIENS (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which authorizes the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enter into written agreements with a state or any political subdivision of a state to remove an alien in the custody of that state. Provides that the purpose of the MOU is to set forth terms by which ICE and IDOC will cooperate in a Rapid Removal of Eligible Parolees Accepted for Transfer ("Rapid REPAT") program, which allows for early conditional release for deportation of removable custodial aliens to their home countries. Provides that the Prisoner Review Board shall hear by at least one member and, through a panel of at least 3 members, decide all requests for release of prisoners subject to detainers filed by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or its successor.

HB 934: CRIM CD-FELONS-DOGS (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the prohibition on the possession of an unsterilized or vicious dog by a person convicted of specified felonies applies to a person convicted of felony dog fighting.

HB 1032: CRIM CD-USE STOLEN FIREARMS (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who sells or gives any firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any other jurisdiction is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony. Creates the offense of use of a stolen firearm in the commission of an offense. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly uses a stolen firearm in the commission of any offense and the person knows that the firearm was stolen. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony.

HB 1105: CRIM CD&HARASSING (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that disorderly conduct involving a person who knowingly does any act in such unreasonable manner as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace and which involves a threat of destruction of a school building or school property, or a threat of violence, death, or bodily harm directed toward persons at a school or school function or school event, whether or not school is in session, is a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class C misdemeanor). Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that obscene messages or harassment by telephone or through electronic communications that involves a threat of destruction of a school building or school property, or a threat of violence or bodily harm directed toward persons at a school or school function or school event, whether or not school is in session, is a Class 4 felony (instead of a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense).

HB 869: CAPITAL CRIMES LIT-EXPENSES (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Provides that each provider of proposed capital litigation services must specify the best preliminary estimate that can be made in light of information received in the case at that point, and the provider must sign this estimate under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure relating to verified statements made under the penalty of perjury. Provides that a provider of proposed services must also specify (1) his or her hourly rate; (2) the hourly rate of anyone else in his or her employ for whom reimbursement is sought; and (3) the hourly rate of any person or entity that may be subcontracted to perform these services. Provides that the court must certify reasonable and necessary expenses of the petitioner for travel and per diem (lodging, meals, and incidental expenses). Provides that these expenses must be paid at the rate as promulgated by the United States General Services Administration for these expenses for the date and location in which they were incurred, unless extraordinary reasons are shown for the difference. Provides that if the State Treasurer finds within 14 days of his or her receipt of a certification that the compensation and expenses to be paid are unreasonable, unnecessary, or inappropriate, he or she may return the certification to the court setting forth in detail the objection or objections with a request for the court to review the objection or objections before resubmitting the certification. Provides that the State Treasurer may only seek a review of a specific objection once. Provides that the claimant has 7 days from his or her receipt of the objections to file a response with the court. Provides that with or without further hearing, the court must promptly rule on the objections.

HB 1057: CRIM CD-EAVESDROPPING EXEMPT (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the exemption from an eavesdropping violation for recordings made simultaneously with a video recording of an oral conversation between a peace officer, who has identified his or her office, and a person stopped for an investigation of an offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code applies to oral conversations between a uniformed peace officer, who has identified his or her office, and a person in the presence of the peace officer while the officer is performing his or her official duties, or utterances made by the person while an occupant of a police vehicle including, but not limited to, recordings made by in-car video cameras and recordings made in the presence of the peace officer utilizing video or audio systems, or both, authorized by the law enforcement agency (instead of a stop for an investigation of an offense under the Illinois Vehicle Code). Effective immediately.

HB 865: METH PRECURSOR CONTROL ACT (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. Creates a pilot program coordinated by the Illinois State Police in Adams, Madison, St. Clair, and Vermilion Counties, known as the Illinois State Police Precursor Tracking Program or Pilot Program, to: (1) track purchases of targeted methamphetamine precursor across multiple locations; (2) identify persons obtaining or distributing targeted methamphetamine precursors for the likely purpose of manufacturing methamphetamine; (3) starve methamphetamine manufacturers of the methamphetamine precursors they need to make methamphetamine; (4) locate and shut down methamphetamine laboratories; and (5) ultimately reduce the harm that methamphetamine manufacturing and manufacturers are inflicting on individuals, families, communities, first responders, the economy, and the environment in Illinois and beyond. Provides that the Program shall be 2 years in duration. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall prior to the end of this 2-year period report to the Governor and General Assembly on the implementation and efficacy of the Pilot Program and may recommend to them the continuation, modification, or termination of the Program. Provides that the Program shall be funded by the Illinois State Police through federal grant moneys and other available sources. Provides penalties for violations of the Program. Effective 90 days after becoming law.

HB 935: CRIM PRO-DNA ANALYSIS (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of obstructing justice also includes destroying, altering, concealing, disguising, or otherwise tampering with samples collected for DNA fingerprinting analysis. Provides that the offense is a Class 3 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every person arrested for committing a felony shall have a sample of his or her saliva or tissue taken for DNA fingerprinting analysis, at the time of booking, for the purpose of determining identity and for certain other specified purposes. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of State Police shall implement this provision. Provides that this provision becomes operative no later than the earlier of the following: (1) the date on which the Department of State Police informs law enforcement agencies that the Department is ready to collect samples; or (2) January 1, 2013. Provides that in the amendatory changes to the Unified Code of Corrections, intentionally using genetic marker grouping analysis information derived from a DNA sample beyond authorized uses is a Class 3 rather than a Class 4 felony. Provides that the identification, detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a database match or database information is not invalidated if it is later determined that the sample should not have been obtained or placed in the database. Effective immediately.

HB 881: DUI-FEE-ROADSIDE MEMORIAL FUND (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the State Finance Act, the Roadside Memorial Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person who is convicted or receives a disposition of court supervision for a violation of certain DUI provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code shall, in addition to any other disposition, penalty, or fine imposed, pay a fee of $50 which shall be deposited into the Roadside Memorial Fund. Creates the Roadside Memorial Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that, subject to appropriation, all money in the Roadside Memorial Fund shall be used by the Department of Transportation to pay fees for DUI memorial markers under the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that money in the Roadside Memorial Fund shall not be used for any other purpose. Effective immediately.

HB 1110: CRIMINAL TRANSMISSION OF HIV (Assigned 2/18/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse when the victim of any of these offenses is under 18 years of age at the time of the offense, may be commenced at any time.

HB 625: CD CORR-PAROLE&MAND SUP REL (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that if the parolee or releasee is on parole or mandatory supervised release for a forcible felony and commits an act that constitutes first degree murder, a Class X felony, a Class 1 felony, a Class 2 felony, or a Class 3 felony, the supervising officer of the parolee or releasee shall request the Department of Corrections to issue a warrant and the Department shall issue the warrant and the officer or the Department shall file a violation report with notice of charges with the Prisoner Review Board. Effective immediately.

HB 637: CRIM CD-SEX OFFEN-NURSING HOME (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person convicted of a sex offense may not visit a nursing home. Provides that a first offense is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense is a Class 4 felony.

HB 701: CD CORR-EXTENDED TERM (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In the provision that permits the court to impose an extended term sentence when a defendant is convicted of any felony, after having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or greater class felony, when such conviction has occurred within 10 years after the previous conviction, and such charges are separately brought and tried and arise out of different series of acts, excludes the defendant's voluntary absence from the court's jurisdiction during pending criminal proceedings from such 10 year period (under present law only time spent in custody is excluded). Effective immediately.

HB 794: CRIM CD-FIREARMS-GANG MEMBER (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member. Provides that a person commits the offense if he or she (1) possesses, carries, or conceals on or about his or her person a firearm and firearm ammunition while on any street, road, alley, gangway, sidewalk, or any other lands, except when inside his or her own abode or inside his or her fixed place of business, and has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is a member of a street gang; or (2) possesses or carries in any vehicle a firearm and firearm ammunition which are both immediately accessible at the time of the offense while on any street, road, alley, or any other lands, except when inside his or her own abode or garage, and has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is a member of a street gang. Provides that unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member is a Class 2 felony for which the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to no less than 3 years and no more than 10 years. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member when the firearm was loaded or contained firearm ammunition and the court shall sentence the offender to not less than the minimum term of imprisonment authorized for the Class 2 felony. Effective immediately.

HB 594: CRIM CD-STRANGULATION (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who, in committing a domestic battery, strangles another individual commits aggravated domestic battery. Provides that a person commits aggravated battery when he or she, in committing a battery, strangles another individual. Defines "strangle". Effective immediately.

HB 596: CD CORR-AGG DOM BATTERY (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated domestic battery shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment. Effective immediately.

HB 610: CD CORR-ID DOCUMENTS (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that driver's licenses, State issued identification cards, social security account cards, or other government issued identification documents in possession of a county sheriff at the time a person is committed to the Illinois Department of Corrections shall be forwarded to the Department. Provides that the Department shall retain the government issued identification documents of a committed person at the institution in which the person is incarcerated and shall ensure that the documents are forwarded to any institution to which the person is transferred. Provides that the government issued identification documents of a committed person shall be made available to the person upon discharge from the Department.

HB 710: INMATE FURLOUGH RESEARCH (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois and the Unified Code of Corrections. Repeals provision that with the written approval of the Governor, the Department of State Police may enter into agreements with other Departments created by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the furlough of inmates of the penitentiary to those other Departments for their use in research programs being conducted by them. Effective immediately.

HB 765: CRIM ID-EXPUNGED&SEALED REC (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that the record of an arrest or criminal charge which did not result in a conviction may not be considered by any private or public entity in employment matters, certification, licensing, revocation of certification or licensure, or registration. Provides that employers may not ask if an applicant has been the subject of an arrest or criminal charge which did not result in a conviction. Provides that an employer who by means of an inquiry made to the applicant or an employment application form, which fails to comply with these provisions, obtains from an applicant information that the applicant has had records expunged or sealed or has been the subject of an arrest or criminal charge which did not result in a conviction, is presumed to have based the decision to hire or not hire the applicant on the applicant's disclosure of this information. Provides that the presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.

HB 800: CRIME VICTIMS (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every parole hearing process shall be commenced by the person seeking parole filing a petition with the Prisoner Review Board. Provides that one member of the Board shall interview the person seeking parole at the penal institution where the person is confined and may receive additional testimony from the person seeking parole's attorney, family, and other persons in support of the Board granting parole. Provides thereafter that the Board shall conduct the State's Attorney's portion of the parole hearing within the county where the person seeking parole was prosecuted unless requested otherwise by the State's Attorney. At the hearing, a State's Attorney's Office representative and all victims or concerned citizens may address the Board. Provides that after the State's Attorney's portion of the parole hearing, the Board shall give all parties 15 days notice of an en banc hearing before the Board. Such hearing may be continued by the Board only if the parties are given 10 days notice of the continuance. Provides that one Board member shall make a comprehensive presentation of the person seeking parole's case to the Board. Provides that the person seeking parole's attorney and one representative of the person seeking parole may address the Board. Provides that a representative of the Office of the State's Attorney and one representative of the victims and concerned citizens may address the Board and request conditions of parole should the Board vote to parole the person seeking parole. Provides that the Board shall then deliberate and vote on parole. Effective immediately.

HB 693: CRIM CD-STALKING PROTECT ORDER (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may bring a civil action in a circuit court for a court's stalking protective order against a person if: (1) the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly engages in repeated and unwanted contact with the other person or a member of that person's immediate family or household thereby alarming or coercing the other person; (2) it is objectively reasonable for a person in the victim's situation to have been alarmed or coerced by the contact; and (3) the repeated and unwanted contact causes the victim reasonable apprehension regarding the personal safety of the victim or a member of the victim's immediate family or household. Creates the offense of violating a court's stalking protective order. Provides that a first offense is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent offense is a Class 4 felony. Provides that the offense is a Class 4 felony if the defendant had a prior conviction for stalking or aggravated stalking. Effective immediately.

HB 584: CRIM CD-DISARM PEACE OFFICER (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that disarming a peace officer or correctional institution employee is a non-probationable Class 1 felony. Provides that an attempt to disarm a peace officer or correction institution employee is a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately.

HB 699: CRIM CD&CD CORR-AGG BATTERY (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for aggravated battery that causes great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement to any victim (rather than to specified categories of persons) is a Class 1 felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a prisoner serving a sentence for aggravated battery that causes great bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement shall receive no more than 4.5 days of good conduct credit for each month of his or her sentence of imprisonment. Effective immediately.

HB 721: HUMAN RTS-ORDER OF PROTECTION (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the Illinois Human Rights Act. Defines "order of protection status" to mean a person's status as being a person protected or previously protected under an order of protection issued under the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 or an order of protection issued by a court of another state. Provides that discrimination against a person because of his or her order of protection status constitutes unlawful discrimination under the Act. Effective January 1, 2010.

HB 675: STATE POLICE-COMPLAINTS (Assigned 2/11/2009) Amends the State Police Act. Requires that any sworn complaint against a State Police Officer that contains false information shall be presented to the appropriate State's Attorney for a determination of prosecution. Effective immediately.

HB 369: CRIM CD-MINORS-HARMFUL MAT (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the exhibition to or depiction to a minor of harmful materials is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that the exhibition to or depiction to a minor of a sexually explicit video game is a petty offense in which a $1,000 fine may be imposed.

HB 397: CRIM CD-STALKING (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the elements of stalking. Provides that a person commits stalking when he or she, without lawful justification, engages in a course of conduct directed toward another person or a family member of that person that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened, and that such conduct actually causes that person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened. Defines "course of conduct".

HB 433: CRIM CD-STRANGULATION (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of strangulation. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person knowingly or intentionally impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another person by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person. Provides that strangulation is a Class 4 felony. Provides that strangulation is a Class 1 felony if (1) the person used or attempted to use a dangerous instrument while committing the offense; (2) the person caused serious bodily injury to the other person while committing the offense; or (3) the person has been previously convicted of strangulation under the laws of this State or any other state. Effective immediately.

HB 435: CD CORR-SEX OFFENDER COSTUMES (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the conditions of parole, mandatory supervised release, probation, conditional discharge, or supervision that a sex offender not participate in a holiday event involving children under 18 years of age, such as distributing candy or other items to children on Halloween, wearing a Santa Claus costume on or preceding Christmas, being employed as a department store Santa Claus, or wearing an Easter Bunny costume on or preceding Easter, extend during the period that the sex offender is required to be registered as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act.

HB 517: CRIM PRO-DNA ANALYSIS (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of obstructing justice also includes destroying, altering, concealing, disguising, or otherwise tampering with evidence collected for DNA fingerprinting analysis. Provides that the offense is a Class 3 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every person arrested for committing a felony shall have a sample of his or her saliva or tissue taken for DNA fingerprinting analysis, at the time of booking, for the purpose of determining identity and for certain other specified purposes. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of State Police shall implement this provision. Provides that this provision becomes operative no later than the earliest of the following: (1) 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act; (2) the date on which the Department of State Police informs law enforcement agencies that the Department is ready to collect samples; or (3) January 1, 2012. Provides that in the amendatory changes to the Unified Code of Corrections, intentionally using genetic marker grouping analysis information derived from a DNA sample beyond authorized uses is a Class 3 rather than a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

HB 534: STATE POLICE-VIDEO CAM (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the State Police Act. Provides that an officer of the Department of State Police who is operating a police vehicle equipped with an operable in-car video camera system must have the system recording activities outside the police vehicle while the police vehicle's emergency lighting system is activated. Effective immediately.

HB 539: CRIM PRO-BAIL AMOUNT (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that when the defendant is charged with a non-violent crime, in setting the amount of bail, the court shall consider any evidence offered as to the annual gross income of the defendant.

HB 555: CRIM CD-CONTACT-STREETGANG (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offense of unlawful contact with streetgang members. Provides that a person convicted of a third or subsequent violation of the offense is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

HB 558: JUV CT-TERMINATE PARENT RIGHTS (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that if (i) a child is found to be an abused minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, (ii) the perpetrator of the abuse was the child's parent, (iii) the parent was convicted of aggravated participation in methamphetamine manufacturing, and (iv) the child who has been found to be an abused minor was the child who resided or was present at the place where the methamphetamine was manufactured or was endangered by the manufacture of the methamphetamine, then the Department of Children and Family Services shall cause to be filed a petition seeking termination of the parent's parental rights. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 to provide that conviction of a person of aggravated participation in methamphetamine manufacturing under similar circumstances is an aggravating circumstance under which it may be appropriate to expedite termination of the person's parental rights. Amends the Adoption Act add similar provisions with respect to depravity as a ground of unfitness and with respect to the definition of "abused child". Imposes conditions on any rulemaking authority.

HB 524: CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for reckless homicide when the defendant was involved in a motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft accident that resulted in the death of another person, when the driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs was a proximate cause of the death is a Class 2 felony, for which the defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary circumstances exist and require probation, shall be sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. Provides that in such cases, the trier of fact may infer that the defendant's actions were performed recklessly. Effective immediately.

HB 445: CONT SUB-N-BENZYLPIPERAZINE (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Adds N-Benzylpiperazine (BZP) to the list of Schedule I controlled substances. Establishes penalties for the unlawful manufacture, delivery, or possession of that substance.

HB 396: UNEMPLOY INSURANCE-DISCLOSURE (Assigned 2/9/2009) Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act. Provides that the Director of Employment Security shall make available to a county or municipal law enforcement agency, upon request, any information concerning the place of employment or former places of employment and place of residency when the individual in question has or is presently receiving benefits from the Department of Employment Security of a person who is required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration Act that may be useful in enforcing the registration provisions requiring a sex offender to disclose his or her place of employment to the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the sex offender is employed.

HB 20: POLICE-AFRICAN AMER SENSITIVE (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Requires that the training of probationary and permanent police officers, including those of home rule units, include sensitivity training with regard to the African American male population of Illinois. Effective immediately.

HB 42: CD CORR-MILITARY SERVICE (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the court may sentence a person convicted of or placed on supervision for an offense that is not a crime of violence to a term of military service in the Armed Forces of the United States instead of a term of imprisonment in a penal institution of this State if certain conditions are met.

HB 215: CRIM CD-PERPETUAL HARASSMENT (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to create the offense of perpetual harassment. Provides that purposely and repeatedly harassing another person or following with the intent to harass another person constitutes the offense. Provides that a first conviction is a Class A misdemeanor and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 4 felony if the offense was committed against the same victim.

HB 224: CRIM CD-FAMILY MEMBER (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that, except as otherwise provided in the Code, a prosecution for any offense involving sexual conduct or sexual penetration where the victim and defendant are family members may be commenced within 10 years (rather than one year) of the victim attaining the age of 18 years. Provides that for the purposes of the offenses of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, "family member" includes a brother, sister, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, niece, nephew, cousin of the first degree, step-brother, or step-sister, and where the victim is a child under 18 years of age, an accused who has resided in the household with such child continuously for at least 6 months (rather than one year).

HB 230: SEX OFFENDER REG-HIV (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act. Includes in the definition of "sex offense", criminal transmission of HIV when the offender knew that he or she was infected with HIV and engaged in intimate contact with another.

HB 248: CD CORR-COMMUNITY SERVICE (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that with the consent of the defendant, the court may order that a defendant who has been convicted of a criminal offense and ordered to pay a fine perform community service in lieu of the payment of the fine. Provides that the court shall in such cases waive any fines imposed upon the defendant and a defendant who performs such community service shall not be considered in default of the payment of the fine.

HB 280: CRIM CD-OBSTRUCT ORDER PROTECT (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that whoever knowingly resists or obstructs the authorized service of an emergency order of protection granted in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 in any commercial building other than a residence commits a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

HB 10: CRIM CD-DAY CARE-ROBBERY,BURGL (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Defines "day care center". Provides that the penalty for a robbery or burglary committed in a day care center is a Class 1 (rather than a Class 2) felony. Provides that for the penalty for a robbery or burglary committed in a day care center, the time of day, time of year, and whether children under 18 years of age were present in the day care center at the time of the offense are irrelevant.

HB 67: CRIM ID-EXPUNGE-20 YRS (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the Act to the contrary and cumulative with any rights to expungement or sealing of criminal records, whenever a person has been convicted of or placed on supervision for an offense, other than a capital offense, or for a violation of an ordinance of a unit of local government and 20 years has elapsed since the completion of the person's sentence or term of supervision and the person has not been convicted of or placed on supervision for any misdemeanor or felony offense or misdemeanor ordinance violation within such period, he or she may, upon verified petition to the chief judge of the circuit where the person had been convicted, any judge of the circuit designated by the Chief Judge, or in counties of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the presiding trial judge at the defendant's trial, have a court order entered expunging the record of arrest from the official records of the arresting authority and order that the records of the clerk of the circuit court and the Department of State Police be sealed until further order of the court upon good cause shown or as otherwise provided by law, and the name of the defendant obliterated from the official index requested to be kept by the circuit court clerk in connection with the arrest and conviction for the offense for which he had been charged, but the order shall not affect any index issued by the circuit court clerk before the entry of the order.

HB 69: ANIMALS-PENALTIES-FIGHTING (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Increases criminal penalties for certain activities related to the use of animals, except dogs, for sport fighting. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases criminal penalties for certain activities related to dog fighting. Effective immediately.

HB 164: CRIM CD-AGG ASSAULT & BATTERY (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Adds, to the elements of aggravated assault and aggravated battery, that a person, in committing an assault or battery, knows the individual assaulted or harmed to be a private social service agency employee, such as a caseworker, investigator, or other person, and the caseworker, investigator, or other person is upon the grounds of a private social service agency or grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building being used for service delivery, or upon the grounds of a private residence of an adult service recipient or any other adult person being interviewed or investigated in the worker's discharge of his or her duties, or on the grounds adjacent thereto, or is in any part of a building in which the recipient of services resides or is located, including social services staff working under contract with a State agency.

HB 262: DEATH PENALTY ABOLITION (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends various Acts to abolish the death penalty. Provides that on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act no person may be executed. Requires resentencing of those already sentenced to death. Effective immediately.

HB 327: CD CORR-GPS-CHILD SEX OFFENDER (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse, when the victim of any of these offenses was under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense, and the defendant used force or the threat of force in the commission of the offense shall, as a condition of parole, mandatory supervised release, or probation (if probation is available for such offense) wear an approved electronic monitoring device that has Global Positioning System (GPS) capability for the duration of the defendant's natural life.

HB 282: POLICE-ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Department of State Police Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Adds to the definition of "missing endangered senior" a person with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias who is reported missing. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board shall conduct training programs (instead of a program) for law enforcement personnel of local governmental agencies in the statewide coordinated child abduction alert system and missing endangered senior alert system. Effective January 1, 2010.

HB 192: CRIM CD-DEFACEMENT-FELONY (Assigned 2/4/2009) Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that for the purpose of determining the penalty for criminal defacement of property, the aggregate value of the properties defaced shall be added together when the offenses were committed as part of a single course of conduct. Effective immediately.