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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 123    </title>
<shortdesc>CAPITAL CRIMES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Bill Mitchell-Paul D. Froehlich</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>725 ILCS 124/2 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 124/5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 124/10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Capital Crimes Litigation Act. Provides that the funding provisions of the Act are available in any case involving an offense for which the sentence of death may be imposed as a consequence of conviction, regardless of whether or not the State's Attorney indicated that he or she would seek the death penalty in that case. Provides that these provisions are retroactive to any capital case that is pending at the time of enactment or that is prosecuted on or after its effective date. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/7/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/26/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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