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IL HB0841

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/9/2019

Primary Sponsor

Kathleen Willis

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates new criminal offense of "first responder endangerment" under the Criminal Code of 2012, designated as the Daniel Capuano Memorial Act.

  • Applies to persons with management or operational control of commercial property who knowingly create a dangerous condition and intentionally conceal it, resulting in death or serious bodily injury to a first responder performing official duties.

  • Defines "dangerous condition" as a life-threatening condition from unpermitted structural/architectural work or unaddressed building code violations after official notice.

  • Defines "first responder" to include emergency medical services personnel, law enforcement officers, and firefighters.

  • Establishes first responder endangerment as a Class 4 felony offense.

Legislative Description

CRIM CD-FIRST RESPONDER

Last Action

Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 11, 2021

1/10/2021

Committee Referrals

Assignments5/10/2019
CLEAR Compliance5/2/2019
Criminal Law4/24/2019
Assignments4/10/2019
Judiciary - Criminal2/5/2019
Rules1/28/2019

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