Date	Chamber	Action
8/11/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0303

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/12-7.5

720 ILCS 135/1-2

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that "electronic communication" includes transmissions through an electronic device including, but not limited to, a telephone, cellular phone, computer, or pager, which communication includes, but is not limited to, e-mail, instant message, text message, or voice mail (rather than transmissions by a computer through the Internet to another computer). Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/22/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey
2/23/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2/23/2011	House	First Reading
2/23/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2011	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/10/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
3/10/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/15/2011	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
3/17/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/6/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
4/6/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/6/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
4/6/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
4/6/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/6/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
4/7/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/7/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
4/11/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/11/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/27/2011	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
5/6/2011	Senate	Postponed - Criminal Law
5/11/2011	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-000
5/11/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
5/13/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/13/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
5/17/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
5/17/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
5/17/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
5/17/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/15/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
8/11/2011	House	Governor Approved
8/11/2011	House	Effective Date August 11, 2011
8/11/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0303

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