CULLERTON. (BROSNAHAN-OSTERMAN-YOUNGE-MCCARTHY-BRADY) 720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle. Provides that a person commits this offense when he or she leaves a child under age 11 in a motor vehicle at a time when no person 14 years of age or older is also present in the vehicle. Provides that this offense is (1) a Class C misdemeanor; (2) a Class A misdemeanor when it results in injury to the child or another person; or (3) a Class 4 felony when it results in the death of the child or another person. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/12-21.7 new Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/12-21.6 Deletes everything. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offense of endangering the life or health of a child. Provides that a person commits this offense if he or she leaves a child unattended in a motor vehicle. Provides that there is a rebuttable presumption that a person committed the offense if he or she left a child unattended in a motor vehicle for more than 10 minutes. Provides that "unattended" means either: (i) not accompanied by a person 14 years of age or older; or (ii) if accompanied by a person 14 years of age or older, out of sight of that person. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961 concerning the offense of endangering the life or health of a child. Provides that a person commits this offense when he or she leaves a child unattended in a motor vehicle, but only if the child is 6 years of age or younger. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes everything. Reinserts the contents of the engrossed bill together with House Amendment No. 1. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends that the provisions creating the new offense of en- dangering the life or health of a child by leaving a child 6 years of age or younger unattended in a motor vehicle be deleted; and that the rebuttable presumption (that leaving a child 6 years of age or younger unattended in a motor vehicle for more than 10 minutes constitutes a violation) in the new offense be retained as a rebuttable presumption that applies to the existing offense of endangering the life or health of a child. JAN-11-2001 S FIRST READING JAN-11-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-01-2001 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUDICIARY FEB-21-2001 S POSTPONED FEB-28-2001 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE MAR-21-2001 S TO SUBCOMMITTEE MAR-29-2001 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUDICIARY S MAR-29-2001 S ADOPTED MAR-30-2001 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 011-000-000 SJUD MAR-30-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 01-04-02 APR-03-2001 S SECOND READING APR-03-2001 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 01-04-04 APR-04-2001 S THIRD READING - PASSED 055-000-000 APR-04-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE APR-04-2001 H HOUSE SPONSOR BROSNAHAN APR-04-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H FIRST READING APR-05-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES APR-06-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE JUD-CRIMINAL APR-24-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR OSTERMAN APR-25-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR YOUNGE APR-25-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCCARTHY APR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-JUD-CRIMINAL H APR-26-2001 H ADOPTED APR-26-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 012-000-000 HJUB APR-26-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE APR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BRADY MAY-01-2001 H ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR NOVAK MAY-03-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BROSNAHAN MAY-03-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAY-03-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-09-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BROSNAHAN MAY-09-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-000-000 MAY-09-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-09-2001 H ADDED AS AN ALTERNATE CO-SPONSOR JEFFERSON MAY-10-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-10-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-BROSNAHAN MAY-10-2001 H ADOPTED MAY-10-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-18-2001 H 3RD RDG. DEADLINE EXTENDED-RULE 9(B)- MAY 25, 2001 MAY-18-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAY-21-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 MAY-22-2001 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01,02 MAY-22-2001 S FILED WITH SECRETARY MAY-22-2001 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CULLERTON MAY-22-2001 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL MAY-22-2001 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CULLERTON MAY-22-2001 S RULES REFERS TO SJUD MAY-23-2001 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CULLERTON MAY-23-2001 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SJUD/006-000-000 MAY-23-2001 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01,02/CULLERTON MAY-23-2001 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01,02/055-000-000 MAY-23-2001 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES JUN-21-2001 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR AUG-17-2001 S GOVERNOR AMENDATORY VETO NOV-07-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO NOVEMBER 13, 2001 NOV-13-2001 S MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO CULLERTON NOV-14-2001 S ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO - SENATE PASSED 059-000-000 NOV-15-2001 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE NOV-15-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO NOVEMBER 27, 2001 NOV-16-2001 H MOTION FILED ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO #1/BROSNAHAN NOV-16-2001 H MOTION REFERRED TO HRUL NOV-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR AMENDATORY VETO NOVEMBER 27, 2001 NOV-27-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 NOV-27-2001 H ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO - HOUSE PASSED 114-000-000 NOV-27-2001 S BOTH HOUSES ACCEPT AMENDATORY VETO DEC-07-2001 S RETURNED TO GOVERNOR FOR CERTIFICATION JAN-01-2002 S GOVERNOR CERTIFIES CHANGES JAN-01-2002 S EFFECTIVE DATE 02-06-01 JAN-01-2002 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0515 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary