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

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/17-51

was 720 ILCS 5/16D-3

720 ILCS 5/17-52

was 720 ILCS 5/16D-4

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits computer tampering when he or she knowingly and without the authorization of a computer's owner or in excess of the authority granted to him or her intentionally introduces ransomware onto a computer, computer system, or computer network. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Provides that a person also commits aggravated computer tampering when he or she commits computer tampering (rather than computer tampering by accessing or causing to be accessed a computer or any part thereof, a computer network, or a program or data, and damaging or destroying the computer or altering, deleting, or removing a computer program or data) and he or she knowingly causes disruption of or interference with vital services or operations of a health care provider or creates a probability of death or bodily harm to one or more individuals (rather than creates a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to one or more individuals). Defines "ransomware", "health care provider", and "health care facility".

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/18/2022	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John Connor
1/18/2022	Senate	First Reading
1/18/2022	Senate	Referred to Assignments
1/26/2022	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2/7/2022	Senate	To Criminal Law- Special Issues
2/10/2022	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
4/30/2022	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Don Harmon
1/10/2023	Senate	Session Sine Die

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