Bill Status of SB 2271   104th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM CD&CD CORR-ACCOUNTABILITY

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Celina Villanueva

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  2/7/2025SenateReferred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/5-2from Ch. 38, par. 5-2
730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-120 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person found legally accountable for the conduct of another when either before or during the commission of an offense, by taking deliberate action (deletes and with the intent) to promote or facilitate that commission, he or she solicits, aids, abets, agrees, or attempts to aid that other person in the planning or commission of the offense shall be sentenced pursuant to the Unified Code of Corrections, except when: (1) the person initiated the commission of the offense; or (2) the person expressly directed another person to engage in conduct that constituted an element of the offense. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted under such an accountability theory shall be sentenced according to the provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that no separate sentence shall be imposed for the offense in which the conduct of another person satisfied an element of the offense for which the individual has been found guilty. Establishes penalties for being legally accountable for the conduct of another under such an accountability theory. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/7/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Celina Villanueva
  2/7/2025SenateFirst Reading
  2/7/2025SenateReferred to Assignments

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