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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5399   </title>
<shortdesc>CD CORR-EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Constance A. Howard</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>730 ILCS 5/3-3-13</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-13</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Unified Code of Corrections relating to executive clemency. Provides that the Governor shall decide each application and communicate his or her decision to the Prisoner Review Board within one year after the hearing by the Board on the petition seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the Governor shall, to the extent possible, decide each application for executive clemency within one year after the hearing by the Prisoner Review Board on the petition seeking a pardon, commutation, or reprieve.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Constance A. Howard</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/5/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/16/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  by Voice Vote;  Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Do Pass as Amended Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  003-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/24/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2010</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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