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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 43     </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-ACCOUNTABILITY WEAPONS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>4/16/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/5-2.1 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that accountability principles apply when a statute defining an offense or the term of imprisonment for an offense creates an increased penalty if the defendant was armed with a specific type of weapon. Provides that accountability principles do not apply when a statute defining an offense or the term of imprisonment creates an increased penalty if the defendant personally discharged a firearm or personally discharged a firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person. Provides that being armed with a firearm is a lesser included finding of personally discharging a firearm; and both are lesser included findings of personally discharging a firearm that proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>12/5/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</action>
<statusdate>1/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b) Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>4/16/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Tabled</action>
</actions>
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