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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HR 498          </title>
<shortdesc>SEALED CRIMINAL RECORDS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary E. Flowers-La Shawn K. Ford-Arthur Turner-Monique D. Davis-Kenneth Dunkin and Esther Golar</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
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<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the Governor's Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform to study issues and permit, to the extent that such a determination is appropriate, the mentioned members of the vulnerable population to have a chance to relieve themselves of the stigma of being convicted felons and to have a chance to obtain jobs by having their records sealed.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers</action>
<statusdate>5/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Judiciary - Criminal Committee;  Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie</action>
<statusdate>5/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Criminal Committee;  015-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar</action>
</actions>
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