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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 502    </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-MILITARY REENACTOR</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Sacia-Linda Chapa LaVia-Eddie Washington</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Tim Bivins)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/24-2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 24-2</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Exempts, from provisions prohibiting the sale, manufacture, purchase, possession, or carrying of specified weapons, an active member of a bona fide, nationally recognized military re-enacting group possessing a vintage rifle or modern reproduction thereof with a barrel or barrels less than 16 inches in length if: the modification is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor possesses a valid and current re-enacting group membership credential; the overall length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26 inches; and the vintage rifle or modern reproduction thereof is used only during the historical re-enactment.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  012-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington</action>
<statusdate>4/19/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Todd Sieben</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>4/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Sponsor Removed Sen. Todd Sieben</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2008;  Substantive House Bills Out of Committee</action>
<statusdate>7/29/2008</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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