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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4278         </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM PRO-BAIL-JUDGE DISCRETION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<reference>725 ILCS 5/110-7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 110-7</aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/110-15</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 110-15</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that if the offense for which bail has been set is not a violent crime as defined in the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, the amount of bail required to be deposited with the clerk of the court may, in the discretion of the court, be an amount less than 10% of the bail (rather than 10% of the bail).</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>8/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>9/2/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>9/2/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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