Bill Text: IL SB2781 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2781 Detail]

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB2781 Introduced 1/18/2012, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/2-7 from Ch. 38, par. 2-7
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "felony".
LRB097 16183 RLC 61336 b
A BILL FOR
SB2781 LRB097 16183 RLC 61336 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 1961 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.)