I shall sign B154 should the Assembly change the text of Section II to the following, with changes highlighted in bold:

Section II.

(a) The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing section 9-1 and section 9-2 as follows:

(1) The following text shall be added to the end of section 9-1(c):

Provided, however, that an action that does not otherwise mitigate first degree murder cannot qualify as a mitigating factor for first degree murder because of the discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of the victim's sexual orientation as defined in Section 1-103 of the Great Lakes Human Rights Act.

(2) Section 9-2 (b) is amended to read as follows:

Serious provocation is conduct sufficient to excite an intense passion in a reasonable person provided, however, that an action that does not otherwise constitute serious provocation cannot qualify as serious provocation because of the discovery, knowledge, or disclosure of the victim's sexual orientation as defined in Section 1-103 of the Great Lakes Human Rights Act.

I commend the Assembly for passing this bill, yet condemn for allowing it to contain typographical errors. Please be more careful in the future.