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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5859   </title>
<shortdesc>VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS-ESCROW</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patricia R. Bellock-Michael Tryon</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>725 ILCS 145/2.3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 70, par. 402.3</aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 145/2.4 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 145/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 70, par. 403</aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/2-2001</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/4-101</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 110, par. 4-101</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Victims' Asset Discovery Act. Provides that the Act applies to persons convicted of violent crimes (rather than first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping). Amends the Code of Civil Procedure to make conforming changes. Provides that a victim of a violent crime (rather than first degree murder, a Class X felony, or aggravated kidnapping) shall have a cause of action against a defendant who has been convicted of a violent crime, or found not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty but mentally ill of a violent crime, to recover damages suffered by the victim of the violent crime.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>11/16/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</action>
<statusdate>11/16/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon</action>
<statusdate>11/16/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>11/16/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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