Date	Chamber	Action
7/21/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0157

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

720 ILCS 5/11-20.1

from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 in relation to child pornography. Provides that the commission of the offense by filming or videotaping or creating a moving image or possession of such films, videotapes, or moving images is a felony one class higher than photographing or possessing photographs of child pornography. 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 under the child pornography statute, 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 child pornography statute.

House Floor Amendment No. 1
Eliminates willful and wanton misconduct as an exemption from non-liability for telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services 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 statute concerning child pornography.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/24/2011	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2/24/2011	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
2/24/2011	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland
2/24/2011	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
2/24/2011	House	First Reading
2/24/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/28/2011	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/17/2011	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 003-000-000
3/17/2011	House	Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
3/17/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-000-000
3/17/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
3/31/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/4/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
4/7/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-000-000
4/11/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/11/2011	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/12/2011	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
4/12/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/13/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
4/13/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
4/13/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/13/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
4/13/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
4/13/2011	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
4/14/2011	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/14/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011
4/15/2011	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
4/22/2011	Senate	First Reading
4/22/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/5/2011	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
5/11/2011	Senate	Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000; Subcommittee on Special Issues
5/11/2011	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-001
5/11/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
5/12/2011	Senate	Second Reading
5/12/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
5/17/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
5/17/2011	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
5/17/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
5/17/2011	House	Passed Both Houses
6/15/2011	House	Sent to the Governor
7/21/2011	House	Governor Approved
7/21/2011	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
7/21/2011	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0157

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