Date	Chamber	Action
8/16/2019	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0385

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Removal of Private Compromising Images Act. Defines terms. Provides that a person shall not post a private compromising image of another person online. Provides that a person may file a petition for a take-down order if the person discovers that a private compromising image of himself or herself is posted online. Provides that if the court finds that the defendant posted a private compromising image, then the court shall enter a take-down order and the defendant shall immediately delete or remove the private compromising image from the website. Provides that upon the return of service date, if the plaintiff presents prima facie evidence that the image at issue is a private compromising image of the plaintiff, then the court shall enter an emergency take-down order without a hearing to have the image removed from the website immediately. Provides that a person who is found to have posted a private compromising image of another person by a court shall be liable for damages. Provides that the amount of damages shall be at the discretion of the court.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to impose liability on an interactive computer service for content provided by another person.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/13/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Avery Bourne
2/13/2019	House	First Reading
2/13/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/26/2019	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/5/2019	House	To Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Subcommittee
3/13/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Avery Bourne
3/13/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/19/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
3/26/2019	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 006-000-000
3/26/2019	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
3/26/2019	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote
3/26/2019	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 019-000-000
3/27/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
3/27/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsay Parkhurst
3/27/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
3/28/2019	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
3/29/2019	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/1/2019	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
4/2/2019	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2019	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/3/2019	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000
4/4/2019	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/4/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2019
4/9/2019	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure
4/9/2019	Senate	First Reading
4/9/2019	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/27/2019	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019
5/27/2019	Senate	Assigned to Judiciary
5/28/2019	Senate	Waive Posting Notice
5/28/2019	Senate	Do Pass Judiciary; 006-000-000
5/28/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 29, 2019
5/29/2019	Senate	Second Reading
5/29/2019	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 30, 2019
5/30/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
5/30/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
5/30/2019	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
5/30/2019	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/30/2019	House	Passed Both Houses
6/28/2019	House	Sent to the Governor
8/16/2019	House	Governor Approved
8/16/2019	House	Effective Date January 1, 2020
8/16/2019	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0385

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