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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 443    </title>
<shortdesc>CD CORR-GANG CRIMES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Ronald A. Wait-Ruth Munson-Fred Crespo-Linda Chapa LaVia-Elga L. Jefferies, Elizabeth Hernandez and James D. Brosnahan</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>730 ILCS 5/5-5-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that when a defendant, over the age of 21 years, is convicted of a gang-related felony, after having twice been convicted in any state or federal court of an offense that contains the same elements as an offense now classified in Illinois as a Class 2 or greater Class felony and such charges are separately brought and tried and arise out of different series of acts, such defendant shall be sentenced as a Class X offender.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ronald A. Wait</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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