Amends criminal law to redefine felony murder as a separate class of felony.
The bill amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Unified Code of Corrections to establish felony murder as a distinct class of felony. It specifies that a person commits felony murder when they commit or attempt to commit a forcible felony, other than second degree murder, and in the course of or in furtherance of that crime or flight from that crime, they or another participant causes the death of a person. The bill also outlines sentencing provisions for felony murder, including mandatory supervised release terms and enhancements for using a firearm.
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