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Bill Status of HB3492 93rd General Assembly

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Short Description: CRIM PRO-POLICE DOGS

House Sponsors
Rep. Jim Sacia - Patricia Bailey

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

725 ILCS 5/108-15 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that a police dog who is trained in accordance with standards prescribed by the Director of State Police in consultation with the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board may, consistent with the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 6 of the Illinois Constitution, search for the presence of cannabis or a controlled substance by sniffing persons, vehicles, or other items, and if the sniffing indicates to a peace officer the presence of cannabis or a controlled substance in violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, such indication constitutes probable cause for a peace officer to search the person, vehicle, or other item that the police dog sniffed and any cannabis or controlled substances seized are admissible into evidence in a criminal prosecution.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/28/2003	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia
2/28/2003	House	First Reading
2/28/2003	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/5/2003	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/13/2003	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-004-002
3/13/2003	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
3/18/2003	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
4/4/2003	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/11/2005	House	Session Sine Die

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