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 Bill Status of HB4198  95th General Assembly

Short Description:  HARASS&OBSCENE COMM-MINORS

House Sponsors
Rep. Robert F. Flider - John E. Bradley - Michael K. Smith - Jack D. Franks - Fred Crespo, Elizabeth Hernandez, Lisa M. Dugan, Milton Patterson, Sidney H. Mathias and Patrick J Verschoore

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 135/1-2
720 ILCS 135/2from 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 Committee 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 Floor 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 
DateChamber Action
  12/13/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
  12/14/2007HouseFirst Reading
  12/14/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/14/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
  2/6/2008HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  2/13/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  2/13/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
  2/13/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
  2/13/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  3/6/2008HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/6/2008HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/6/2008HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
  3/6/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  4/2/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
  4/2/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/7/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  4/8/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  4/8/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
  4/8/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/18/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
  5/1/2008HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
  5/8/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider
  5/8/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
  5/9/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
  5/14/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
  5/23/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
  5/31/2008HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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