Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 135/1-2

720 ILCS 135/2

from Ch. 134, par. 16.5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act relating to the offense of harassment through electronic communications. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to use an electronic communication to engage in a course of conduct that consists of contact by a person at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense with a person under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense in which the course of conduct demonstrates a knowing disregard for the health, safety, and welfare of the contacted person.

House Amendment No. 1
Replaces the substance of the bill. Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that harassment through electronic communications includes electronically communicating directly with another person with the intent to knowingly intimidate or cause emotional distress to another person or with the intent that physical harm would result from the communication and when the person initiating the communication is 18 years of age or older and the party communicated with is under 18 years of age.

House Amendment No. 2
Provides that telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable, except for willful and wanton misconduct, by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provision of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of the harassment through electronic communications statute.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
12/13/2007	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
12/14/2007	House	First Reading
12/14/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/14/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
2/6/2008	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
2/13/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
2/13/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2/13/2008	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2/13/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2/21/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
2/21/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
2/21/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
3/6/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/6/2008	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
3/6/2008	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
3/6/2008	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/2/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
4/2/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/7/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/8/2008	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/8/2008	House	House Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/8/2008	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/18/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
5/1/2008	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
5/8/2008	House	House Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
5/8/2008	House	House Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
5/9/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
5/14/2008	House	House Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
5/23/2008	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
5/31/2008	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	House	Session Sine Die

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