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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SR 208    </title>
<shortdesc>LIFE SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg-Kirk W. Dillard-Kwame Raoul</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted; 054-002-000</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Directs the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to work with the Office of the Governor, the General Assembly, the City of Chicago, and the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization and other representative members of the industry: (i) to formulate and make recommendations and thereafter to report to the Senate those recommendations regarding the State's commitment to the continued growth and development of the life sciences and biotechnology in the State of Illinois; and (ii) to identify measures and make recommendations to promote and market "BIO 2006", the BIO International Convention.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Waive Posting Notice</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Verified</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed 031-025-000;  Waive Posting Notice.</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Be Adopted State Government;  007-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions May 26, 2005</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted; 054-002-000</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul</action>
</actions>
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