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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2353   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-MONEY LAUNDERING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Kevin Joyce</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Edward D. Maloney-Don Harmon and Dan Kotowski)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0275</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>720 ILCS 5/29B-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 29B-1</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the offense of money laundering. Changes the definition of "criminally derived property" to: (1) any property, real or personal, constituting or derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law; or (2) any property represented to be property constituting or derived from proceeds obtained, directly or indirectly, from activity that constitutes a felony under State, federal, or foreign law (rather than a violation of the Criminal Code of 1961, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act). Establishes penalties for laundering of property by transporting, transmitting, or transferring, or attempting to transport, transmit, or transfer a monetary instrument knowing, or having reason to know, that the financial transaction is designed in whole or in part to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under State law. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/18/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kevin Joyce</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/31/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>4/2/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton</action>
<statusdate>4/14/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/15/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>4/21/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Edward D. Maloney</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Criminal Law;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/30/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009</action>
<statusdate>5/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/12/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>8/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date August 11, 2009</action>
<statusdate>8/11/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0275</action>
</actions>
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