Illinois House Bill 2409 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Provides that 12.5% of all moneys and the sale proceeds of all other property forfeited and seized under the Acts shall be distributed to the Office of the Public Defender of the county in which the prosecution resulting in the forfeiture was instituted, deposited in a special fund in the county treasury and appropriated to the Public Defender to be used for the expenses incurred in defending persons charged with violating laws governing cannabis and controlled substances. Decreases from 65% to 52.5% the amounts distributed to the metropolitan enforcement group, local, municipal, county, or state law enforcement agency or agencies which conducted or participated in the investigation resulting in the forfeiture.

DRUG ASSET FORFEITURE-PUB DEF

Rep. Mary Flowers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-04-28	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-04-26	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-04-26	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2017-04-07	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2017-04-04	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
2017-03-30	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2017-03-30	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 008-005-000
2017-02-14	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2017-02-06	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-02-06	House	First Reading
2017-02-06	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	550	12	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	570	505	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	646	85	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2409&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB2409.htm