CRIM CD-FORGERY-PENALTY
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that forgery is a Class 2 felony when a document purporting to be an invoice or receipt issued by any unit of government is forged. Defines "unit of government".
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
House Passage
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2013
Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2013
How they voted
92–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 99
Mar 22, 2013
D
Democratic58
91% Yea
R
Republican41
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
5
Committee
9
May 10, 2013
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 8, 2013
Upper · Passed
Postponed - Criminal Law; Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
upper
May 1, 2013
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
upper
Apr 23, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 16, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2013
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 22, 2013
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-7)
house
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary; 002-000-000
lower
Feb 19, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
lower
Feb 13, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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