# Illinois SB1788: FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE MURDER

Illinois SB1788, FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE MURDER, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by Robert Peters (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-04-11 (Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Illinois SB1788
- State: Illinois
- Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE MURDER
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-04-11, Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- Sponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: assignments
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Eliminates the felony murder provisions from the first degree murder statute. Provides that a person commits second degree murder when he or she, acting alone or with one or more participants, commits or attempts to commit a forcible felony, other than first degree murder, and in the course of or in furtherance of the crime or flight from the crime, he or she or another participant causes the death of a person, other than one of the participants.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert Peters (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Adriane L. Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Graciela Guzmán (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Javier L. Cervantes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark L. Walker (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Edly-Allen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rachel Ventura (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2025-04-11: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mark L. Walker (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Assignments (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: First Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Filed with Secretary by Sen. Robert Peters (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1788.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house)
- SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate)
- HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee)
- HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee)
- SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate)
- SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB1788.pdf)

## Related
- [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026)
- [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026)
- [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026)
- [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026)
- [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026)
- [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1788-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).