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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6771   </title>
<shortdesc>DOMEST BATTERY-CHILD PRESENCE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. James H. Meyer-Patricia R. Bellock-Raymond Poe-Angelo Saviano</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/12-3.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 12-3.2</aliasreference><reference>730 ILCS 5/5-5-6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-6</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a defendant who commits any of certain specified offenses against a family or household member in the presence of any child under 16 years of age (rather than a child who is the defendant's or victim's child or a step child or who is a minor child residing within the household of the defendant or victim) is liable for the cost of counseling required for the child at the discretion of the court and must serve a mandatory minimum imprisonment term of 10 days or perform 300 hours of community service, or both.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. James H. Meyer</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelo Saviano</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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