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HB1550Introduced in the House

KNIGHT-SILAS ACT

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Introduced by Tony McCombie, District 89

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Knight-Silas Act. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that aggravated battery, other than by the discharge of a firearm, includes a battery committed by a person who, at the time of the commission of the offense, is 21 years of age or older and the battery was committed upon an individual whom the person committing the offense knows to be a person working under the Adult Protective Services Program or an Ombudsman under the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Department on Aging, or a Department of Children and Family Services employee: (1) performing his or her official duties; (2) battered to prevent performance of his or her official duties; or (3) battered in retaliation for performing his or her official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 2 felony, except if the battery causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to an individual, a violation is a Class 1 felony. Defines "Department of Children and Family Services employee" and "ombudsman".

Where it stands

Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson

March 5, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tony M. McCombie

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas

  5. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha

  6. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens

  7. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson

  8. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik

  9. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro

  10. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond

  11. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin

  12. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock

  13. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts

  14. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill

  15. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason

  16. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley

  17. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly

  18. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson

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