91st General Assembly
Summary of HB4732
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House Sponsors:
O'CONNOR-KOSEL.

Short description: 
FIREARMS-PROJECT EXILE                                                     

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Department  of  State  Police  Law  of   the   Civil      
   Administrative  Code  of  Illinois.   Creates  a  Project  Exile pilot      
   program.  Provides that through the program, the Department  of  State      
   Police   shall   encourage,   to  the  extent  possible,  the  federal      
   prosecution of all persons who illegally use  or  attempt  to  use  or      
   threaten to use firearms against the person or property of another, in      
   connection  with  a  violation  of  the  Cannabis  Control  Act or the      
   Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and all persons who use or possess      
   firearms in connection with a violation  of  an  order  of  protection      
   issued  under  the  Illinois  Domestic  Violence  Act  of  1986  or in      
   connection with the offense of domestic battery. Provides that  moneys      
   in  the  Project  Exile Fund, subject to appropriation, may be used by      
   the Department to develop and administer the program. Amends the State      
   Finance Act to create  the  Project  Exile  Fund.  Provides  that  the      
   Department  of  State  Police  shall report to the General Assembly by      
   March 1, 2002 regarding the implementation and effects of the  Project      
   Exile  pilot  program  and  shall  make recommendations to the General      
   Assembly for changes in the  program.  Amends  the  Code  of  Criminal      
   Procedure  of 1963 and the Unified Code of Corrections.  Provides that      
   a person who has been  convicted  in  a  federal  court  of  a  felony      
   involving  the  use,  attempted  use,  or  threatened use of a firearm      
   against the person or property of  another  which  is  also  a  felony      
   violation  of  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961,  or  involving  the use,      
   attempted use, or threatened use of a firearm during the commission or      
   attempted  commission  of  a  felony  violation  of   the   Controlled      
   Substances  Act or the Cannabis Control Act, may be prosecuted for any      
   such violation and upon conviction shall be sentenced as provided  for      
   the  offense,  and  such  sentence  shall  be  consecutive to, and not      
   concurrent with, any sentence imposed by the  federal  court  for  the      
   federal violation.  Effective immediately.                                  
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: 01-01-09

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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