Date	Chamber	Action
4/3/2019	House	Tabled

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

705 ILCS 135/15-70

720 ILCS 5/12C-75 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act and the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of parental cyber-bullying. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she: (1) is a parent or legal guardian of a minor who is under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense; and (2) with the intent to discipline, embarrass, or alter the behavior of that minor, transmits, using electronic communication, any verbal or visual message posted on social media that the parent or legal guardian reasonably believes would coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to the minor. Provides that a violation is a petty offense. Provides that if a person is convicted of parental cyber-bullying, the court shall order that person to pay for the costs of prosecution and that a portion of the fine, as determined by the court, be placed in escrow for the purchase of a certificate of deposit for use by the minor victim when he or she attains 18 years of age.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
12/18/2018	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
1/9/2019	House	First Reading
1/9/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/29/2019	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2/19/2019	House	To Sentencing, Penalities and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
3/6/2019	House	Motion Filed - Table Bill/Resolution Pursuant to Rule 60(b), Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
3/29/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/3/2019	House	Motion Prevailed
4/3/2019	House	Tabled

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