91st General Assembly
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O'MALLEY-LINK.

(TURNER,JOHN-DURKIN-O'CONNOR-ZICKUS-KOSEL)

   New Act                                                                     
   720 ILCS 5/2-10.2 new                                                       
   720 ILCS 5/2-10.3 new                                                       
   720 ILCS 5/12-2           from Ch. 38, par. 12-2                            
   720 ILCS 5/12-3           from Ch. 38, par. 12-3                            
   720 ILCS 5/12-4           from Ch. 38, par. 12-4                            
   720 ILCS 5/Art. 24 heading                                                  
   720 ILCS 5/24-1.6 new                                                       

        Creates the Laser Assault Civil Liability Law.  Provides  that  a      
   person  who  is  harmed by a violation of any of certain provisions of      
   the Criminal Code of 1961 may bring a civil cause  of  action  against      
   the  violator.   Amends  the  Criminal  Code of 1961.  Provides that a      
   person who knowingly and without lawful justification  places  another      
   in  reasonable  apprehension  of  receiving  a  battery  by  firing or      
   discharging a laser device that is used  in  concert  with  a  firearm      
   commits aggravated assault, which is a Class A misdemeanor for a first      
   violation  and  a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation.      
   Provides that aggravated assault involving a  laser  device  when  the      
   person  committing  the  battery  knows  that  the  victim  is a peace      
   officer, fireman, or emergency medical technician in the execution  of      
   his  duties is a Class 4 felony.  Provides that physical contact of an      
   insulting or provoking nature, for the purpose of the battery statute,      
   includes firing or discharging a laser device upon or against  another      
   or  into  the  moving motor vehicle of another.  Provides that battery      
   involving a laser device when the person committing the battery  knows      
   that  the  victim  is  a  peace officer, fireman, or emergency medical      
   technician in the execution  of  his  duties  is  a  Class  4  felony.      
   Provides  that a person who knowingly and without lawful justification      
   fires or discharges a laser device that is  used  in  concert  with  a      
   firearm  so that the laser beams strikes the person or the inside of a      
   moving motor vehicle commits aggravated battery.  Provides that it  is      
   a Class A misdemeanor to sell or give a laser device to a person under      
   18  years  of  age.   Provides that a person under 18 years of age who      
   possesses  a  laser  device  outside  the  home  commits  a  Class   C      
   misdemeanor.                                                                
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          New Act                                                              
        Eliminates the Laser Assault  Civil  Liability  Law.   Eliminates      
   from  the  amendatory  changes  to  the  battery  statute,  firing  or      
   discharging a laser into a moving motor vehicle occupied by another so      
   that the laser strikes inside the vehicle.  Makes technical changes to      
   the bill.                                                                   
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          720 ILCS 5/12-3                                                      
          720 ILCS 5/Art. 24 heading                                           
          720 ILCS 5/24-1.6 new                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          720 ILCS 5/12-8.1 new                                                
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Criminal  Code  to  provide that it is aggravated assault to knowingly      
   and without lawful justification shine or flash a  laser  gunsight  or      
   other laser device that is attached or affixed to a firearm or used in      
   concert with a firearm, so that the laser beams strikes near or in the      
   immediate  vicinity  of  any  person.   Provides that the penalty is a      
   Class 4 felony.  If the laser beam strikes upon or against the  person      
   of  another, it is aggravated battery. Creates the offense of aiming a      
   laser pointer at a peace officer.  Provides  that  a  violation  is  a      
   Class A misdemeanor.                                                        
        GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE                                     
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          720 ILCS 5/12-8.1 new                                                
        Recommends deleting the provision that creates the offense of          
   aiming a laser pointer at a peace officer. Adds a January 1, 2000           
   effective date.                                                             
   99-02-24  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   99-02-24  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   99-02-25  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUDICIARY             
   99-03-10  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY     S    
   99-03-10  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   99-03-10  S       DO PASS AS AMENDED                  010-000-000   SJUD    
   99-03-10  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  99-03-11              
   99-03-12  S  FILED WITH SECRETARY                                           
   99-03-12  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY           
   99-03-12  S                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL                  
   99-03-16  S  SECOND READING                                                 
   99-03-16  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  99-03-17              
   99-03-19  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY           
   99-03-19  S                           RULES REFERS TO SJUD                  
   99-03-23  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY           
   99-03-23  S                                BE ADOPTED SJUD/006-000-000      
   99-03-23  S  RECALLED TO SECOND READING                                     
   99-03-23  S                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'MALLEY           
   99-03-23  S                                   ADOPTED                       
   99-03-23  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  99-03-24              
   99-03-24  S  ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR              LINK                  
   99-03-24  S  THIRD READING - PASSED                   059-000-000           
   99-03-24  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   99-03-24  H  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING                         
   99-03-26  H  HOUSE SPONSOR                            TURNER,JOHN           
   99-03-26  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   99-03-26  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   99-04-14  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUD-CRIMINAL          
   99-04-15  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 DURKIN                
   99-04-22  H  DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE                     013-000-000   HJUB    
   99-04-22  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   99-04-22  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 O'CONNOR              
   99-04-22  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 ZICKUS                
   99-04-22  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 KOSEL                 
   99-04-28  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   99-04-28  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   99-04-29  H  THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED        114-000-001           
   99-04-29  S  PASSED BOTH HOUSES                                             
   99-05-28  S  SENT TO THE GOVERNOR                                           
   99-07-23  S  GOVERNOR AMENDATORY VETO                                       
   99-11-04  S  PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO          NOVEMBER 16, 1999     
   99-11-04  S  MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO      O'MALLEY              
   99-11-16  S  ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO - SENATE PASSED   059-000-000           
   99-11-18  H  ARRIVE IN HOUSE                                                
   99-11-18  H  PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO          NOVEMBER 30, 1999     
   99-11-29  H  MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO      #1/TURNER,JOHN        
   99-11-29  H                        MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   99-11-29  H  PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO          NOVEMBER 30, 1999     
   99-11-30  H  APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION - COMPLIANCE  HRUL                  
   99-11-30  H                         3/5 VOTE REQUIRED                       
   99-11-30  H  ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO - HOUSE PASSED    115-000-000           
   99-11-30  S  BOTH HOUSES ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO                             
   99-12-06  S  RETURNED TO GOVERNOR FOR CERTIFICATION                         
   99-12-22  S  GOVERNOR CERTIFIES CHANGES                                     
   99-12-22  S                            EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01              
   99-12-22  S  PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0672               

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