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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4538   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-HARASSING WITNESS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patricia Bailey-William Delgado-Careen Gordon-Edward J. Acevedo, Ronald A. Wait, Jim Sacia, Chapin Rose, John J. Millner, Frank Aguilar and Deborah L. Graham</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>7/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0818</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>720 ILCS 5/32-4a</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 32-4a</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the offense of harassing a witness also applies to the harassment of a person or the family member of a person who was expected to serve as a witness but who was not called as a witness because the defendant pleaded guilty to the offense charged or because the charges against the defendant were dismissed. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia Bailey</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  013-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Judiciary;  010-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2004</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2004</action>
<statusdate>5/5/2004</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/5/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/3/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>7/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>7/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date July 27, 2004</action>
<statusdate>7/27/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0818</action>
</actions>
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