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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1251   </title>
<shortdesc>SEX OFFENDER NOTIFICATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Deborah Mell</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>730 ILCS 152/120</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Sex Offender Community Notification Law. Provides that if a sex offender resides in a multi-unit dwelling, the owner, landlord, or management of the multi-unit dwelling shall notify residents of the multi-unit dwelling that sex offenders reside in the multi-unit dwelling. Provides that if a sex offender intends to reside in the multi-unit dwelling, notice shall be given before the sex offender moves into the multi-unit dwelling. Provides that it is the duty of the owner, landlord, or management of the multi-unit dwelling to periodically check the Statewide Sex Offender Database to determine if sex offenders reside within the multi-unit dwelling. Provides that an owner, landlord, or management of a multi-unit dwelling is immune from criminal or civil liability for an act or omission made in good faith in reliance on the information in the Statewide Sex Offender Database.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall notify the residents of the multi-unit dwelling (rather than owner, landlord, or management of the multi-unit dwelling) that a sex offender resides in the multi-unit dwelling. Excludes nursing homes from the provisions of the amendatory Act.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/24/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Deborah Mell</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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