Date	Chamber	Action
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

10 ILCS 5/Art. 29D heading new

10 ILCS 5/29D-5 new

10 ILCS 5/29D-10 new

705 ILCS 35/28

from Ch. 37, par. 72.28

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Election Code. Prohibits the production, distribution, publishing, or broadcasting, with actual malice, of campaign material that contains a picture into which a candidate for public office or another person is superimposed. Prohibits, within 60 days of an election at which a candidate for elective office will appear on the ballot, the distribution, with actual malice, of materially deceptive audio or visual media of the candidate with the intent to injure the candidate's reputation or to deceive a voter into voting for or against the candidate. Provides remedies and exceptions for violating the provisions. Amends the Circuit Courts Act. Provides that proceedings in cases involving the registration or denial of registration of voters, the certification or denial of certification of candidates, the certification or denial of certification of ballot measures, and election contests shall be placed on the calendar in the order of their date of filing and shall be given precedence.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/26/2021	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Cristina Castro
2/26/2021	Senate	First Reading
2/26/2021	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/15/2021	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/16/2021	Senate	Assigned to Executive
3/24/2021	Senate	To Executive- Elections
4/16/2021	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

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