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| Bill | FIRST DEGREE MURDER-SENTENCING | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes technical changes in the first degree murder statute. Eliminates references to imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Repeals provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 that refer to the execution of a death sentence and the type of drugs that can be administered to cause death. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Lists the aggravating factors for first degree murder in which the defendant may be sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Amends various statutes to remove, other than historic references, references to "capital offense", "death penalty", "sentenced to death", and "sentence of death". | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 103rd | HB 3762 | Illinois HB 3762 (103rd) |
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Illinois HB 3762 (103rd) — FIRST DEGREE MURDER-SENTENCING
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes technical changes in the first degree murder statute. Eliminates references to imposition of the death penalty for first degree murder. Repeals provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 that refer to the execution of a death sentence and the type of drugs that can be administered to cause death. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Lists the aggravating factors for first degree murder in which the defendant may be sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Amends various statutes to remove, other than historic references, references to "capital offense", "death penalty", "sentenced to death", and "sentence of death".
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 10–5 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 66–36 (pass) · lower
- Sp. Comm on Crim Law and Pub Safety — 7–3 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 37–19 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Will Guzzardi — primary (person)
- Willie Preston — primary (person)
- Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2023-02-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
filing - 2023-02-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-02-17 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-02-28 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
referral-committee - 2023-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi
amendment-introduction - 2023-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- 2023-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- 2023-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2023-03-07 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 010-005-000
- 2023-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-22 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-22 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2023-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2023-03-24 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-036-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-03-27 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2023-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-03-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- 2023-03-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2023-03-27 Referred to Assignments
- 2023-04-12 Assigned to Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety
referral-committee - 2023-04-20 Do Pass Special Committee on Criminal Law and Public Safety; 007-003-000
- 2023-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 25, 2023
reading-2 - 2023-04-26 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2023-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2023
- 2023-05-04 Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000
passage, reading-3 - 2023-05-04 Passed Both Houses
- 2023-05-05 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
- 2023-06-02 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2023-06-09 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2023-06-09 Effective Date January 1, 2024
- 2023-06-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0051
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/38f07ab2-84cc-499b-8306-5e5e3977d43e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).