Bill Status of HB5556  103rd General Assembly

Short Description:  FACILITATING PROSTITUTION

House Sponsors
Rep. Mary Gill - Nicole La Ha - Brad Stephens - Gregg Johnson, Martin J. Moylan, La Shawn K. Ford, Dave Vella, Jennifer Sanalitro, Jeff Keicher and Brandun Schweizer

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
235 ILCS 5/6-2from Ch. 43, par. 120
720 ILCS 5/10-9
720 ILCS 5/11-9.3
720 ILCS 5/11-14.3
720 ILCS 5/11-14.4
720 ILCS 5/11-18from Ch. 38, par. 11-18
720 ILCS 5/11-18.1from Ch. 38, par. 11-18.1
720 ILCS 5/33G-3
725 ILCS 5/108B-3from Ch. 38, par. 108B-3
725 ILCS 5/124B-300
740 ILCS 128/10


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits the offense of trafficking in persons when the person knowingly: (1) maintains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, advertise or maintain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that the person will be subjected to prostitution or a commercial sex act; or (2) recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, advertises, or maintains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, advertise or maintain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that the person will be subjected to prostitution or a commercial sex act as a result of coercion. Provides that in determining sentences for human trafficking within statutory maximums, the sentencing court may provide for substantially increased sentences in cases involving more than 5 (rather than 10) victims. Changes the name of the offense of promoting prostitution to promoting or facilitating prostitution. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person: (1) owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or conspires or attempts to do so, with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person; or (2) owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or conspires or attempts to do so, with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person; and (A) promotes or facilitates the prostitution of 5 or more persons; or (B) acts in reckless disregard of the fact that such conduct contributed to sex trafficking in violation of the trafficking in persons law. Defines "interactive computer service". Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill
  2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading
  2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/14/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  5/14/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
  5/14/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  5/14/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  5/14/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
  5/14/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro
  5/14/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
  5/15/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  5/15/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer