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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4497         </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM PRO-BAIL RETURN-ACQUITTAL</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dan Ugaste</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>725 ILCS 5/110-7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 110-7</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the defendant is acquitted, the court shall order 100% of the defendant's bail deposit returned to the defendant or to the defendant's designee by an assignment executed at the time the bail amount is deposited. Deletes provision that in no event shall the amount retained by the clerk of the court as bail bond costs be less than $5 and deletes in counties with a population of 3,000,000 or more in no event shall the amount retained by the clerk of the court as bail bond costs exceed $100.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Ugaste</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>6/23/2020</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2021</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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