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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 571    </title>
<shortdesc>LAW ENFORCE OFFICERS SAFE ACT</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Robert W. Churchill and Karen A. Yarbrough</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>New Act</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/24-2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 24-2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Creates the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of the law of this State or an ordinance of any political subdivision of this State, an individual who is a qualified law enforcement officer or a qualified retired law enforcement officer and who is carrying specified identification may carry a concealed firearm in this State. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 to exempt these qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers from certain unlawful use of weapons provisions and from aggravated unlawful use of a weapon provisions.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/27/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Churchill</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/2/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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