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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 2117   </title>
<shortdesc>JUV CT-MINORS-COUNSEL</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Kwame Raoul</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>705 ILCS 405/5-170</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that a minor under 17 (rather than under 13) years of age at the time of the commission of an act that if committed by an adult would be a homicide or criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse must be represented by counsel during the entire custodial interrogation of the minor. Eliminates the limitation that the representation by counsel is only required in a proceeding under the Delinquent Minors Article of the Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Held in Judiciary Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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