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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 225    </title>
<shortdesc>CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. William B. Black</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>735 ILCS 5/8-802.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Crime Stoppers Program Act. Provides for the certification of Crime Stoppers Programs by the Illinois State Crime Stoppers Association. Provides that a person or agency that is not a certified Crime Stoppers program may not use the name "Crime Stoppers". Provides that the Attorney General may enforce this provision through injunctive or other appropriate relief. Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that the identity of a person who submits information of a criminal act to a Crime Stoppers program is privileged information and may not be disclosed in any judicial or administrative proceeding. Provides that telephone records of a Crime Stoppers program are privileged information and are not subject to disclosure by subpoena or other means.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/22/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/23/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/29/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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