DOM BATTERY-CHILD PRESENCE House SponsorsRep. Aaron Schock and Patricia R. Bellock Senate Sponsors(Sen. William R. Haine and Mike Jacobs-Jacqueline Y. Collins) 7/8/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0148 720 ILCS 5/12-3.2from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.2730 ILCS 5/5-5-6from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-6 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of domestic battery in which the domestic battery is committed in the presence of a child must pay the counseling costs of any child under 18 (rather than 16) years of age in whose presence the domestic battery was committed (rather than a child who is the defendant's or victim's child or step-child or who is a minor child residing within the household of the defendant or victim).House Amendment No. 1 Restores the definition of "child" for purposes of the provision relating to the commission of a domestic battery committed in the presence of a child, except changes the age to a person under 18 (rather than 16) but also includes a person under 18 years of age who visits the household of the defendant or victim. 2/23/2005HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Aaron Schock 2/23/2005HouseFirst Reading 2/23/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/1/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/10/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 3/11/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/7/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Aaron Schock 4/7/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/8/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/8/2005HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/11/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 4/11/2005HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 4/11/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/12/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 4/12/2005SenateArrive in Senate 4/12/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2005 4/13/2005HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock 4/20/2005SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine 4/21/2005SenateFirst Reading 4/21/2005SenateReferred to Rules 4/21/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary 5/5/2005SenateDo Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 5/5/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005 5/10/2005SenateSecond Reading 5/10/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005 5/16/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs 5/16/2005SenateAdded as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 5/16/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 5/16/2005HousePassed Both Houses 6/14/2005HouseSent to the Governor 7/8/2005HouseGovernor Approved 7/8/2005HouseEffective Date January 1, 2006 7/8/2005HousePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0148