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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3997   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-MENTALLY HANDICAPPED</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dan Brady</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/2-10.4 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/2-10.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/12-2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 12-2</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/12-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 12-4</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/12-14</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 12-14</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it constitutes aggravated assault, aggravated battery, or aggravated criminal sexual assault to commit an assault, battery, or criminal sexual assault upon a mentally handicapped person. Defines mentally handicapped person. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>Correctional Note (Dept of Corrections)</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>HB 3997 adds a mentally handicapped person to the definition of a victim for the offenses of aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and aggravated criminal sexual assault. A mentally handicapped person is defined as a person who suffers from a disability that is attributable to mental retardation and other similar conditions. This enhancement would result in an increase of 13 inmates with $2,707,000 in additional costs over the first ten years after enactment.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/14/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Correctional Note Filed</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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