HB1105 Summary

• Amends Section 12-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning domestic battery with a technical correction to the word "the" in subsection (b).

• Defines domestic battery as knowingly causing bodily harm to a family or household member, or making physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature without legal justification.

• Establishes graduated felony penalties based on prior convictions, ranging from Class 4 felony for violation of protection orders to Class 2 felony for 4 or more prior domestic battery convictions.

• Requires mandatory minimum 72 consecutive hours of imprisonment for any second or subsequent domestic battery conviction, without suspension or probation eligibility.

• Imposes mandatory minimum 10 days imprisonment or 300 hours of community service for domestic battery committed in the presence of a child under 18, plus court-ordered counseling costs.