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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5645         </title>
<shortdesc>CONTROLLED SUB-WITHHOLD INFO</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</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 570/406</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1406</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides various penalties for knowingly withholding information from a practitioner from whom a person seeks to obtain a controlled substance or a prescription for a controlled substance. Provides that a health care practitioner with the intent to provide a controlled substance or combination of controlled substances that are not medically necessary to his or her patient or an amount of controlled substances that is not medically necessary for his or her patient, may not provide a controlled substance or a prescription for a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, or concealment of a material fact. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony for the first offense and a Class 3 felony for each subsequent offense. The fine for the first offense shall be not more than $100,000. The fine for each subsequent offense shall not be more than $200,000.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2016</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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