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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1739   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM PRO-DNA ANALYSIS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti</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 5/31-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 31-4</aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/107-2.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>730 ILCS 5/5-4-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 1005-4-3</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of obstructing justice also includes destroying, altering, concealing, disguising, or otherwise tampering with samples collected for DNA fingerprinting analysis. Provides that the offense is a Class 3 felony. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that every person arrested for committing a felony or a Class A misdemeanor shall have a sample of his or her saliva or tissue taken for DNA fingerprinting analysis, at the time of booking, for the purpose of determining identity and for certain other specified purposes. Provides that subject to appropriation, the Department of State Police shall implement this provision. Provides that this provision becomes operative no later than the earlier of the following: (1) the date on which the Department of State Police informs law enforcement agencies that the Department is ready to collect samples; or (2) January 1, 2013. Provides that in the amendatory changes to the Unified Code of Corrections, intentionally using genetic marker grouping analysis information derived from a DNA sample beyond authorized uses is a Class 3 rather than a Class 4 felony. Provides that the identification, detention, arrest, or conviction of a person based upon a database match or database information is not invalidated if it is later determined that the sample should not have been obtained or placed in the database. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/22/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  006-001-000</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2011</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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