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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 701    </title>
<shortdesc>CD CORR-EXTENDED TERM</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3.2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. In the provision that permits the court to impose an extended term sentence when a defendant is convicted of any felony, after having been previously convicted in Illinois or any other jurisdiction of the same or similar class felony or greater class felony, when such conviction has occurred within 10 years after the previous conviction, and such charges are separately brought and tried and arise out of different series of acts, excludes the defendant's voluntary absence from the court's jurisdiction during pending criminal proceedings from such 10 year period (under present law only time spent in custody is excluded). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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