SB 601 - This act provides that any sentence imposed for committing the offense of armed criminal action shall be served consecutive to any sentence to be served for the crime committed by, with, or through the use, assistance, or aid of a dangerous instrument or deadly weapon. Currently, a person who commits the offense of armed criminal action is subject to a term of imprisonment of not less then 3 years for the first offense, 5 years for the second offense, and 10 years for any subsequent offense. This act changes the minimum prison term for this offense to 5 years for the first offense, 10 years for the second offense, and 15 years for any subsequent offense. No person convicted for the offense of armed criminal action shall be eligible for parole, probation, conditional release or suspended imposition or execution of sentence for the minimum period of imprisonment or eighty-five percent of the sentence imposed, whichever is greater. In order to be subject to conviction for a second or subsequent offense of armed criminal action, the offense must arise from a separate occurrence from the first or second offense. JIM ERTLE