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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 355          </title>
<shortdesc>SCHOOL DRUG FREE ZONE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michael J. Zalewski</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 550/5.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705.2</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 570/407</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1407</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 646/55</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Cannabis Control Act, Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Requires that enhanced penalties for certain drug violations committed in a school, on or near school property, or in a conveyance used to transport students to school for school-related activities, must be committed when persons under the age 18 are present, the offense is committed during school hours, or the offense is committed at times when persons under the age of 18 are reasonably expected to be present in the school, in the conveyance, on the real property, or on the public way, such as when after-school activities are occurring. Deletes provision stating that the time of day, time of year, and whether classes were in session are irrelevant for controlled substance violations committed in a school or on or within 1,000 feet of school property.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/28/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/28/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/11/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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