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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3157   </title>
<shortdesc>CPA-FRAUD ON AUDITORS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Gary Hannig-Art Tenhouse</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>225 ILCS 450/30.4 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any officer or director of an insurer of financial statements, or any other person acting under the direction thereof, to take any action to fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate, or mislead any certified public accountant engaged in the performance of an audit of the financial statements of that issuer for the purpose of rendering the financial statements materially misleading, and to do so is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Gary Hannig</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Art Tenhouse</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2003</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</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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