Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that unlawful use or possession of a weapon by a felon who is not confined to a penal institution or who is on parole or mandatory supervised release is an offense for which the person shall receive a mandatory sentence of imprisonment.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-08-02 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0237 [SB1589 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Antonio Munoz [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dan Kotowski [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Iris Martinez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Zalewski [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-023	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Constance Howard [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-034	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dennis Reboletti [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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