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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2575   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Durkin</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>720 ILCS 5/31-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 31-4</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the penalty for obstructing justice based upon the class of felony or misdemeanor of the underlying offense in which the defendant obstructed justice (rather than a Class 4 felony, or a Class 3 felony if obstructing justice was in furtherance of streetgang related or gang-related activity). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2009</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>
</actions>
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