Key Votes
HB 1907 - Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act - Key Vote
Illinois Key Votes
Daniel Brady voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- June 11, 2012 Executive Signed
- May 31, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Passed
- May 25, 2012 Senate Bill Passed
- March 31, 2012 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 17, 2011 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - June 11, 2012
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (House) (93-18) - May 31, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act
Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that expands street gang and racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO) law in Illinois.
- Prohibits any individual from knowingly participating in, causing another individual to participate in, or conspiring to participate in the operation or management of an “enterprise” through a pattern of “predicate activity” (Sec. 5).
- Defines “predicate activity” as any act that is a Class 2 felony or higher and is a violation of one of the following statutes (Sec. 5):
- The Criminal Code of 1961;
- The Cannabis Control Act;
- The Illinois Controlled Substances Act; or
- The Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
- Defines “enterprise” as any partnership, corporation, association, business, charitable trust, or any other group of individuals associated in fact although not officially a legal entity (Sec. 5).
- Prohibits an individual from knowingly acquiring or maintaining, through a pattern of predicate activity any ownership or interest in an enterprise, real property or personal property (Sec. 5).
- Specifies that individuals may be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill (Sec. 5).
- Classifies a violation of the provisions of this bill as a Class X felony punishable by the following (Sec. 5):
- A fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross amount of estimated earnings from the violation, whichever is greater; and
- A prison term of 7 to 30 years or a sentence applicable to the predicate activity, whichever is longer.
- Specifies that if an individual in the process of violating the provisions of this bill causes the unlawful death of another individual then he or she will be sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in prison in addition to any other penalties imposed by the court (Sec. 5).
- Specifies that this bill will be repealed 5 years after it becomes law (Sec. 5).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (46-1) - May 25, 2012
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (90-23) - March 31, 2012
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 17, 2011
Title: Illinois Street Gang and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Adam Brown (IL - R)
- Dena M. Carli (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Connelly (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Bill' Cunningham (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- John C. D'Amico (IL - D)
- Anthony DeLuca (IL - D)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth (IL - D)
- Emil Jones III (IL - D)
- Daniel W. Kotowski (IL - D)
- Darin M. LaHood (IL - R)
- Steven M. 'Steve' Landek (IL - D)
- Joseph M. 'Joe' Lyons (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Edward D. Maloney (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah L. 'Deb' Mell (IL - D)
- John J. Millner (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald L. 'Don' Moffitt (IL - R)
- Antonio 'Tony' Munoz (IL - D)
- Michael J. Noland (IL - D)
- Dennis M. Reboletti (IL - R)
- Martin A. Sandoval (IL - D)
- Ann M. Williams (IL - D)
- Karen A. Yarbrough (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
