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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6459   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIMINAL LAW-TECH</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kenneth Dunkin-Raymond Poe-Mike Fortner-Al Riley</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Kwame Raoul)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1285</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>720 ILCS 5/8-6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 8-6</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "offense" for the purpose of inchoate offenses.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Floor Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<reftype>Deletes reference to:</reftype><reference>720 ILCS 5/8-6</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reftype>Adds reference to:</reftype><reference>720 ILCS 570/204</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1204</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Includes in the list of Schedule I controlled substances certain synthetic cannabinoids.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee;  011-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  006-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/6/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/13/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Criminal Law;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/23/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2010</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>5/28/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date January 1, 2011</action>
<statusdate>7/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1285</action>
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