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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE"
+description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in cases involving reckless homicide resulting in the death of a peace officer, the penalty is a Class 1 (rather than a Class 3) felony."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "HB 845"
+citation: "Illinois HB 845 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2007-02-07"
+last_action: "2007-08-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b3fc1e9-9cb1-4a2e-8549-8537692a31c5"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=845&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28196&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "c900cf64fbc09dac5a8b3171fd8ff3513b90cc6cc2b3e953a37f948a67a75f78"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 845 (95th) — CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE
+
+Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in cases involving reckless homicide resulting in the death of a peace officer, the penalty is a Class 1 (rather than a Class 3) felony.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0845&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28196&DocNum=845&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0845eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28196&DocNum=845&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0845enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28196&DocNum=845&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
+- Concurrence — **100–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)
+- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
+- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
+- **2007-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
+- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
+- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
+- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
+- **2007-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
+- **2007-02-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
+- **2007-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `amendment-introduction`
+- **2007-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2007-03-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
+- **2007-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2007 `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
+- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
+- **2007-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
+- **2007-04-19** Held in Judiciary Criminal Law
+- **2007-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
+- **2007-04-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
+- **2007-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2007-04-25** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
+- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
+- **2007-05-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
+- **2007-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-16** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
+- **2007-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
+- **2007-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
+- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
+- **2007-06-05** 3/5 Vote Required
+- **2007-06-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000
+- **2007-06-05** Passed Both Houses
+- **2007-07-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2007-08-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2007-08-30** Effective Date June 1, 2008
+- **2007-08-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0551 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b3fc1e9-9cb1-4a2e-8549-8537692a31c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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