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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 965    </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-GANG OFFENSES-CHILD</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia-Charles E. Jefferson-Fred Crespo, William Davis, Elizabeth Hernandez and Al Riley</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/33D-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 33D-1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that any person of the age of 21 years and upwards who with the intent to promote or facilitate the commission of a gang-related offense, as defined in the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act that is either a felony or misdemeanor, solicits, compels, or directs any person under the age of 17 years in the commission of the offense commits the offense of contributing to the criminal delinquency of a juvenile and is legally accountable for the gang-related offense committed by the person under the age of 17 years as a result of such solicitation, compulsion, or direction. Provides that the penalty for contributing to the criminal delinquency of a juvenile under this provision is the same as the penalty for the offense committed by the person under 17 years of age as a result of the solicitation, compulsion, or direction by the person of the age of 21 years and upwards.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>3/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson</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>4/7/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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