CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE Senate SponsorsSen. William R. Haine-Martin A. Sandoval-Jacqueline Y. Collins House Sponsors(Rep. Jay C. Hoffman-Sidney H. Mathias-Thomas Holbrook and Richard T. Bradley) 9/4/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0587 720 ILCS 5/9-3from Ch. 38, par. 9-3Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving in a posted school zone or in a construction or maintenance zone and he or she was also either driving at a speed of more than 10 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit or driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Corrects erroneous cross references in the statute concerning reckless homicide.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that in cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant unintentionally kills an individual while driving in a posted school zone or in a construction or maintenance zone, the trier of fact may infer that the defendant's actions were performed recklessly where he or she was also either driving at a speed of more than 10 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit or violating the DUI provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code (rather than defining reckless homicide as including such conduct).House Amendment No. 1 Limits the inference to situations where children are present in the school zone or where construction or maintenance workers are present in the construction or maintenance zone and to situations in the case of driving over the speed limit to where the defendant is driving at a speed of more than 20 (rather than 10) miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit. 2/7/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 2/7/2007SenateFirst Reading 2/7/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/21/2007SenateAssigned to Judiciary Criminal Law 2/26/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine 2/26/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 2/28/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law 2/28/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/1/2007SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000 3/1/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007 3/2/2007SenateSecond Reading 3/2/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007 3/15/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval 3/15/2007SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 3/15/2007HouseArrived in House 3/15/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/15/2007HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 3/15/2007HouseFirst Reading 3/15/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/15/2007HouseAlternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 3/15/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 4/30/2007HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 5/1/2007HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook 5/17/2007HouseDo Pass / Standard Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-003-003 5/17/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate 5/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman 5/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 5/28/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 5/29/2007HouseSecond Reading - Standard Debate 5/29/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote 5/29/2007HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate 5/31/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007 6/8/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007 6/15/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007 6/22/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2007 6/30/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) July 31, 2007 7/24/2007HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 7/24/2007HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley 7/25/2007SenateSecretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 7/25/2007SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - July 26, 2007 7/25/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine 7/25/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules 7/25/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law 7/26/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000 7/26/2007SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 7/26/2007SenateHouse Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-001 7/26/2007SenatePassed Both Houses 8/24/2007SenateSent to the Governor 9/4/2007SenateGovernor Approved 9/4/2007SenateEffective Date June 1, 2008 9/4/2007SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0587