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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 255          </title>
<shortdesc>SPECIAL PROSECUTOR-APPOINTMENT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kambium Buckner-Carol Ammons, Edgar Gonzalez, Jr. and Curtis J. Tarver, II</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>50 ILCS 727/1-10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/3-9008</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 34, par. 3-9008</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. Provides that in the case of a law enforcement officer-involved death, the chief judge of the circuit court of the circuit in which the law enforcement officer-involved death occurred shall appoint a special prosecutor to review the report of the investigators assigned to investigate an officer-involved death and to prosecute the officer involved in the death, if the special prosecutor determines that there is a basis for the prosecution. Amends the Counties Code to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/25/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kambium Buckner</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar Gonzalez, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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