Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the penalty for the unlawful purchase of a firearm that is used to commit an act of domestic violence as defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is a Class 1 non-probationable felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person who unlawfully purchases a firearm that is used to commit an act of domestic violence in violation of Section 24-3.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 shall receive a sentence of not less than the minimum term of imprisonment set forth in the Code, but shall not receive a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-22 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos [HB3907 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Robert Biggins [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-041	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Beaubien [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-052	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jerry Mitchell [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-090	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Schmitz [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-065	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sandra Pihos [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Bellock [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-047	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Tryon [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael McAuliffe [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Franco Coladipietro [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Harry Ramey [R]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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