Senate Sponsors: LAUZEN. Short description: CRIM CD-WEPNS UNLWFL-RE-ENACTS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 by re-enacting and amending provisions relating to the unlawful use of weapons of Public Act 88-860 that were declared unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Cervantes, Docket No. 87229, as violating the single subject provisions of the Illinois Constitution. Provides that a violation of carrying or possessing a firearm in a vehicle, or con- cealed on or about one's person, or on or about one's person upon pub- lic lands within the corporate limits of a municipality, is reduced to a Class A misdemeanor if the defendant petitions the court and estab- lishes certain mitigating factors. Provides upon the establishment of these factors, the court shall order the elimination, in police and court records, of the felony charge. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status