GA96HB524 96 HB 524 CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE 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. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=524&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40902&SessionID=76&GA=96 2009-04-01 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote 0 20 2009-04-01 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 0 19 HRUL 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 0 18 2009-03-25 00:00:00 House Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Anthony DeLuca 0 17 2009-03-23 00:00:00 House Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 0 16 2009-03-23 00:00:00 House Second Reading - Short Debate 1 15 2009-03-18 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 0 14 HRUL 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 0 12 2009-03-18 00:00:00 House House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang 0 13 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 0 11 HJUB 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 0 10 HJUB 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 0 9 HJUB 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 0 8 HJUB 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 003-000-000 0 7 HJUB 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski 0 6 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia 0 5 2009-03-12 00:00:00 House Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti 0 4 2009-02-09 00:00:00 House Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 0 3 HJUB 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Referred to Rules Committee 0 2 HRUL 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House First Reading 1 1 2009-02-04 00:00:00 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang 0 0 2009-04-01 00:00:00 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 0 21 2009-04-03 00:00:00 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1 22 HRUL JimSacia House Chief Co-Sponsor DennisMReboletti House Chief Co-Sponsor LouLang House Chief Co-Sponsor AnthonyDeLuca House Chief Sponsor MichaelJZalewski House Chief Co-Sponsor