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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1615         </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-FELONY MURDER</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Justin Slaughter-Kelly M. Cassidy, William Davis, Yehiel M. Kalish, Robyn Gabel, Bob Morgan, Will Guzzardi, Maurice A. West, II, Rita Mayfield, Joyce Mason, Kambium Buckner and Anne Stava-Murray</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>720 ILCS 5/9-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 9-1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning first degree murder. Provides that a person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if he or she acting alone, commits or attempts to commit a forcible felony other than second degree murder and, in the course of and in furtherance of the crime, he or she personally causes the death of an individual. Provides that a person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if he or she, when acting with one or more participants, commits or attempts to commit a forcible felony other than second degree murder, and in the course of and in furtherance of the offense, another participant in the offense causes the death of an individual, and he or she knew that the other participant would engage in conduct that would result in death or great bodily harm. Makes technical changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/31/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Justin Slaughter</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>8/26/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yehiel M. Kalish</action>
<statusdate>8/28/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel</action>
<statusdate>8/29/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan</action>
<statusdate>9/13/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi</action>
<statusdate>9/16/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II</action>
<statusdate>9/16/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen</action>
<statusdate>9/16/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Edly-Allen</action>
<statusdate>10/28/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield</action>
<statusdate>10/30/2019</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/29/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kambium Buckner</action>
<statusdate>1/6/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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