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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 153    </title>
<shortdesc>DRUG FREE ZONES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary E. Flowers-LaShawn K. Ford-William Davis-Esther Golar-Monique D. Davis, Annazette Collins and Greg Harris</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 053-045-000</action>
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<synopsis>
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<SynopsisText>     Creates the Legislative Task Force on Drug Free Zones to study State laws that created drug free zones to determine the effectiveness of these laws, whether these laws have a desperate impact on African American communities, and whether these laws should be amended to more effectively deter drug activity that occurs within sight of schools and other protected locations and lessen the impact of mandatory sentencing on urban communities, thereby reducing racial disparities and to report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2007.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>3/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/17/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>7/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>7/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  007-005-000</action>
<statusdate>7/31/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>8/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>8/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar</action>
<statusdate>8/1/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</action>
<statusdate>8/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted 053-045-000</action>
<statusdate>8/2/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins</action>
<statusdate>8/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris</action>
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