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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4568         </title>
<shortdesc>VEH CD - CELL PHONE PENALTY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Robert F. Martwick</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>625 ILCS 5/12-610.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person that uses an electronic communication device while driving that causes the death of another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony, rather than a Class 4 felony, and unless the court determines that circumstances requiring probation or conditional discharge exist, a person found guilty under this Section shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years imprisonment if the violation resulted in the death of one person, or not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years imprisonment if the violation resulted in the death of 2 or more persons. Provides that a person that receives probation or a conditional discharge for a violation that results in the death of another person must perform a minimum 480 hours of community service or 10 days imprisonment as a condition of probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Martwick</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Martwick</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/19/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/28/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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