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Introduced
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
In Committee
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that for sentences imposed under the law in effect on or after February 1, 1978, exempts the offenses of possession of child sexual abuse material and the former offenses of possession of child pornography and possession of aggravated child pornography from the provision that offenses that were committed as part of a single course of conduct during which there was no substantial change in the nature of the criminal objective that the aggregate of consecutive sentences shall not exceed the sum of the maximum terms authorized under the Code for the 2 most serious felonies involved.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Unified Code of Corrections to exempt certain child sexual abuse material offenses from a rule that limits the total length of consecutive sentences for crimes committed as part of a single continuous criminal objective. Specifically, for sentences imposed on or after February 1, 1978, the offenses of possession of child sexual abuse material, and the former offenses of possession of child pornography and aggravated child pornography, will no longer be subject to the provision that the aggregate of consecutive sentences cannot exceed the sum of the maximum terms for the two most serious felonies involved. This means that individuals convicted of these specific child exploitation offenses may receive longer consecutive sentences than previously allowed, even if the offenses were part of a single course of conduct.
Sponsors (6)
Dennis Tipsword (R)*,
John Cabello (R),
David Friess (R),
Tony McCombie (R),
Dan Ugaste (R),
Patrick Windhorst (R),
Last Action
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie (on 02/10/2026)
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