Bill Text: IL HB5420 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5420 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB5420-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB5420 Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/2-7 from Ch. 38, par. 2-7
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".
LRB099 17540 RLC 41898 b
A BILL FOR
HB5420 LRB099 17540 RLC 41898 b
AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing
Section 2-7 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/2-7) (from Ch. 38, par. 2-7)
Sec. 2-7. "Felony". "Felony" means an an offense for which
a sentence to death or to a term of imprisonment in a
penitentiary for one year or more is provided.
(Source: P.A. 77-2638.)