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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 6878   </title>
<shortdesc>CANNABIS &amp; CONT SUB-INTERNET</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patricia R. Bellock and Rosemary Mulligan</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 550/5.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 570/407.3 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Cannabis Control Act. Creates the offense of illegal transmission of cannabis information by the Internet. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to transmit information about cannabis by the Internet to a specific individual with the intent that the information will be used by that individual in furtherance of illegal activity. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Creates the offense of illegal transmission of controlled substance information by the Internet. Provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to transmit information by the Internet about a controlled substance to a specific individual with the intent that the information will be used by that individual in furtherance of illegal activity. Exempts a library that provides Internet access and is unaware of the transmission made by the library patron who uses a library computer to access the Internet.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</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>2/11/2004</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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