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  <ga>96</ga>
  <type>SB</type>
  <number>140</number>
  <short_description>CRIM CD-GANG CRIME</short_description>
  <synopsis_as_introduced>Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the Gang-related Crimes Law. Creates the offense of active participation in a criminal street gang. Provides that a person commits the offense who actively participates in any criminal street gang with knowledge that its members engage in or have engaged in a course or pattern of criminal gang activity, and who willfully promotes, furthers, assists, or benefits from any felonious criminal conduct by members of that criminal street gang. Provides that a person who commits active participation in a criminal street gang is guilty of conspiracy to commit the felonious conduct of the criminal street gang. Creates the offense of disorderly promotion of a criminal street gang. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly speaks a gang-related name or flashes a gang-related sign or symbol in such an unreasonable manner so as to alarm or disturb another and to provoke a breach of the peace. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor.</synopsis_as_introduced>
  <ilga_url>http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=140&amp;GAID=10&amp;DocTypeID=SB&amp;LegId=40562&amp;SessionID=76&amp;GA=96</ilga_url>
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      <action_date>2009-03-13 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>7</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCOA</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-19 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Held in Criminal Law</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>5</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCCL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-26 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Postponed - Criminal Law</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>6</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCCL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-11 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Held in Criminal Law</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>4</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCCL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-02-04 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Assigned to Criminal Law</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>3</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCCL</committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Referred to Assignments</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>2</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name>SCOA</committee_canonical_name>
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    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>First Reading</description>
      <is_major_action>1</is_major_action>
      <order_number>1</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
    </action>
    <action>
      <action_date>2009-01-30 00:00:00</action_date>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <description>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval</description>
      <is_major_action>0</is_major_action>
      <order_number>0</order_number>
      <committee_canonical_name></committee_canonical_name>
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      <member_canonical_name>MartinASandoval</member_canonical_name>
      <chamber>Senate</chamber>
      <type>Chief Sponsor</type>
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