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IL HB3348

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lisa Davis

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Origin

House of Representatives

104th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Illinois criminal accountability law to change the standard from acting "with the intent" to promote or facilitate an offense to "by taking deliberate action" to promote or facilitate it, and removes the word "equally" from provisions holding participants responsible for consequences of acts in a common criminal design

  • Creates separate, reduced sentencing guidelines for individuals convicted under accountability theory (aiding/abetting) who did not initiate the offense or expressly direct another person to commit elements of the offense

  • Caps imprisonment for accountable parties at: 30 years for first degree murder (50 years extended term), 15 years for Class X felonies, 7 years for Class 1 felonies, 3 years for Class 2 felonies, and 2 years for Class 3 felonies

  • Prohibits imposing a separate sentence for the underlying offense when another person's conduct satisfied an element of that offense

  • Establishes corresponding limits on probation, conditional discharge, and periodic imprisonment terms for those convicted under accountability theory, and takes effect immediately upon becoming law

Legislative Description

CRIM CD&CD CORR-ACCOUNTABILITY

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules3/21/2025
Judiciary - Criminal3/11/2025
Rules2/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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