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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 296    </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM PRO-CHILD SUPPORT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner and Lou Lang</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>725 ILCS 5/110-7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 110-7</aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/110-8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 110-8</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Requires each person who posts bail, whether that person is the accused or a person who posts bail on behalf of the accused, to sign a form provided by the clerk of the court indicating that after the conditions of the bail bond have been performed and the accused has been discharged from all obligations in the cause, any portion or all of the bail security deposited may be forfeited to the State to pay for outstanding child support arrearages owed by the accused. Establishes a lien on bail security to pay for outstanding child support arrearages. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/23/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner</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 Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang</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>
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