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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 356    </title>
<shortdesc>CONT SUB-CHILD</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 570/407.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     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 17 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 17 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.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/21/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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