Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/7-5

from Ch. 38, par. 7-5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a peace officer may reasonably believe deadly force is necessary to prevent death or great bodily harm when a deadly weapon is being directed towards himself or herself or another person. Deletes provision from the peace officer's justified use of deadly force that the force is necessary to prevent the arrest from being defeated by resistance or escape.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/27/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2/27/2015	House	First Reading
2/27/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/12/2015	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/27/2015	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/10/2017	House	Session Sine Die

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