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PETKA.

   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 1                                                       
   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 3                                                       
   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 4                                                       
   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 6                                                       
   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 10                                                      
   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 12                                                      
   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 16                                                      
   ILCON Art. VI, Sec. 18                                                      

        Proposes to amend the Illinois Constitution to create a Court  of      
   Criminal  Appeals  to have final appellate jurisdiction in relation to      
   criminal cases.  Provides for direct  appeal  from  judgments  of  the      
   circuit  court  imposing  a sentence of death to the Court of Criminal      
   Appeals as a matter of right.  Vests final appellate  jurisdiction  in      
   civil  cases in the Supreme Court. Provides that the Court of Criminal      
   Appeals shall consist of 7 Judges, appointed at large by the  Governor      
   with  the  advice  and  consent of the Senate.  Effective on the first      
   Monday in December following the 2002 general election.                     
   MAR-20-2001  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   APR-06-2001  S       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               JUDICIARY             
   APR-18-2001  S                         HELD IN COMMITTEE                       
   APR-25-2001  S                         HELD IN COMMITTEE                       
   MAY-02-2001  S  BE ADOPTED                               007-001-001   SJUD    
   MAY-02-2001  S  PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING   CONST. AMENDMENT      
   FEB-27-2002  S  READ IN FULL A FIRST TIME                                      
   FEB-27-2002  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING  CONST. AMENDMENT      
   FEB-28-2002  S  READ IN FULL A SECOND TIME                                     
   FEB-28-2002  S  PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING  CONST. AMENDMENT      
   APR-10-2002  S  READ IN FULL A THIRD TIME                                      
   APR-10-2002  S                         3/5 VOTE REQUIRED                       
   APR-10-2002  S  THIRD READING - LOST                     033-022-002           
   JAN-07-2003  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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