Bill Status of HB 2977   93rd General Assembly

Short Description:  CONT SUB-CHILD

House Sponsors
Rep. Sidney H. Mathias, Jack McGuire, Paul D. Froehlich, Rosemary Mulligan, Rosemary Kurtz, Sandra M. Pihos, Jack D. Franks and Linda Chapa LaVia

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Wendell E. Jones)


Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 570/407.3 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Creates the offense of use of a child to commit a controlled substance offense. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she is 18 years of age or over and commits a felony delivery or felony attempted delivery of a controlled substance in violation of the Act and, as part of that criminal transaction, knowingly uses a child under 16 years of age to effectuate the felony delivery or felony attempted delivery of the controlled substance. Provides that the penalty is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Changes the minimum age for an offender from 18 to 17. Changes the maximum age of a child who is used to effectuate the felony delivery or felony attempted delivery of a controlled substance from less than 16 to less than 17.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/25/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  2/25/2003HouseFirst Reading
  2/25/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/26/2003HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/3/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  3/3/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
  3/3/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/13/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
  3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/20/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/20/2003HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
  3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
  3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
  3/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  3/21/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000
  3/25/2003SenateArrive in Senate
  3/25/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003
  4/3/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones
  4/3/2003SenateFirst Reading
  4/3/2003SenateReferred to Rules
  1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die

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