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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1599   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-ASSAULT WEAPONS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Edward J. Acevedo and Maria Antonia Berrios</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/24-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 24-1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to unlawful use of weapons. Increases the penalties by one class if a semi-automatic assault weapon or high capacity ammunition was possessed in the commission of the offense. Defines "semi-automatic assault weapon" and "high capacity ammunition". Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Edward J. Acevedo</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee;  006-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/8/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/24/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Approved for Consideration Rules Committee;  004-000-000</action>
<statusdate>1/25/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2012</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>
</actions>
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