SB 639 - Authorizes Drug Crime Prosecutions Across State Lines - Illinois Key Vote
Deb Conroy voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Aug. 25, 2017
- House Bill Passed
- May 31, 2017
- Senate Bill Passed
- May 18, 2017
- Introduced
- Jan. 25, 2017
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Title: Authorizes Drug Crime Prosecutions Across State Lines
Signed by Governor Bruce Rauner
Title: Authorizes Drug Crime Prosecutions Across State Lines
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill which authorizes state prosecutors to prosecute individuals who live in other states for drug crimes in Illinois which resulted in a death.
Highlights:
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Specifies that an individual will have committed a “drug-induced homicide” if they are found guilty of transporting a controlled substance across state lines that resulted in death (Sec. 5).
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Defines “drug-induced homicide” as any person’s death which was caused by the injection, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of that controlled substance (Sec. 5).
Title: Authorizes Drug Crime Prosecutions Across State Lines
Title: Authorizes Drug Crime Prosecutions Across State Lines