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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6873   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-AGG BATTERY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Chapin Rose-John J. Millner</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 5/12-4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 12-4</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Reduces the number of factors that enhances a battery to an aggravated battery. Provides that a person who commits the offense of battery resulting in substantial risk of death or causes serious permanent disfigurement or impairment of a bodily function commits aggravated battery. Provides that a person, who in committing a battery, knows that the individual harmed was acting in the course of his or her professional or official duties in providing a function of health, safety, or general welfare to another or the public as a whole commits aggravated battery.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner</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>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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