CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-EDUCATION
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any order of probation or conditional discharge entered following a conviction or an adjudication of delinquency for hate crime shall include a condition that the offender enroll in an educational program discouraging hate crimes if the offender caused criminal damage to property consisting of religious fixtures, objects, or decorations. Provides that the educational program may be administered, as determined by the court, by a university, college, community college, non-profit organization, or the Holocaust and Genocide Commission. Effective January 1, 2012.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2011
Committee Review
May 2011
Senate Passage
May 2011
House Passage
May 2011
Signed into Law
Jul 2011
Introduced Mar 31, 2011
Signed Jul 21, 2011
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2011 · House May 12, 2011
How they voted
57–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 58
May 26, 2011
D
Democratic34
97% Yea
R
Republican24
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
52
Key actions
4
Committee
10
Amendments
6
Jul 21, 2011
Became law
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0161
Jul 21, 2011
Signed into law
Governor Approved
May 26, 2011
Senate · Passed
Passed Both Houses
May 26, 2011
Senate · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
May 25, 2011
Senate · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Executive; 011-000-000
May 24, 2011
Senate · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to Executive
May 13, 2011
Senate · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments
May 12, 2011
Senate · Amendment offered
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1 - May 13, 2011
May 12, 2011
Senate · Amendment offered
Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 1
May 12, 2011
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-6)
May 10, 2011
House · Amendment adopted
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
May 9, 2011
House · Reported by committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
May 4, 2011
House · Referred to committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
May 4, 2011
House · Amendment offered
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel Biss
Apr 28, 2011
House · Reported by committee
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
Apr 11, 2011
House · Referred to committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
Mar 31, 2011
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Rules Committee
Mar 31, 2011
House · Introduced
Arrived in House
Mar 2, 2011
Senate · Reported by committee
Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000
Feb 23, 2011
Senate · Referred to committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
Feb 9, 2011
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Assignments
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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