CONT SUB-CHILD House SponsorsRep. Sidney H. Mathias, Jack McGuire, Paul D. Froehlich, Rosemary Mulligan, Rosemary Kurtz, Sandra M. Pihos, Jack D. Franks and Linda Chapa LaVia Senate Sponsors(Sen. Wendell E. Jones) 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 570/407.3 new Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Creates the offense of use of a child to commit a controlled substance offense. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she is 18 years of age or over and commits a felony delivery or felony attempted delivery of a controlled substance in violation of the Act and, as part of that criminal transaction, knowingly uses a child under 16 years of age to effectuate the felony delivery or felony attempted delivery of the controlled substance. Provides that the penalty is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Changes the minimum age for an offender from 18 to 17. Changes the maximum age of a child who is used to effectuate the felony delivery or felony attempted delivery of a controlled substance from less than 16 to less than 17. 2/25/2003HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 2/25/2003HouseFirst Reading 2/25/2003HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/26/2003HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/3/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich 3/3/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan 3/3/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Kurtz 3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 3/13/2003HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote 3/13/2003HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000 3/13/2003HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/20/2003HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire 3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 3/21/2003HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 3/21/2003HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 3/21/2003HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 3/25/2003SenateArrive in Senate 3/25/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 4/3/2003SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Wendell E. Jones 4/3/2003SenateFirst Reading 4/3/2003SenateReferred to Rules 1/11/2005HouseSession Sine Die