Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 2426 — HARASSING ELECTRONIC COMM

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0849

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2008. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Creates the Cyberbullying Law. Provides that the offense of harassment through electronic communications also includes the use of electronic communication for making a harassing statement for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person on at least 2 separate occasions; or creating and maintaining an Internet website or webpage, which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours, and which contains harassing statements made for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person. Establishes penalties. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill SB 2426, the term "Engrossed" has been replaced with "Enrolled." This change signifies that the bill has moved further along in the legislative process and is ready for final approval. Understanding this distinction is essential as it indicates the bill is closer to becoming law, which could impact the communities or issues it addresses.

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SB2426 Engrossed LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b AN ACT concerning criminal law, which may be referred to as the Cyberbullying Law.
SB2426 Enrolled LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b AN ACT concerning criminal law, which may be referred to as the Cyberbullying Law.
(3) at any time knowingly solicits the commission of an act by any person which would be a violation of this Code directed towards that person or a family member of that SB2426 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b person.
(3) at any time knowingly solicits the commission of an act by any person which would be a violation of this Code directed towards that person or a family member of that SB2426 Enrolled - 2 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b person.
"Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature SB2426 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electronmagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system.
"Electronic communication" means any transfer of signs, signals, writings, sounds, data, or intelligence of any nature SB2426 Enrolled - 3 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electronmagnetic, photoelectric, or photo-optical system.
SB2426 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b (1) Making any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene with an intent to offend;
SB2426 Enrolled - 4 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b (1) Making any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene with an intent to offend;
(1) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of SB2426 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectric or photo-optical system.
(1) "Electronic communication" means any transfer of SB2426 Enrolled - 5 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part by a wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectric or photo-optical system.
(c) 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 this Section, 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 SB2426 Engrossed - 6 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b information services used by others in violation of this Section.
(c) 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 this Section, 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 SB2426 Enrolled - 6 - LRB095 19685 RLC 46036 b information services used by others in violation of this Section.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0849

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  8. Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith

  10. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro

  11. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  12. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-002-000

  13. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008

  14. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  15. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider

  16. Referred to Rules Committee

  17. First Reading

  18. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore

  19. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  20. Arrived in House

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  22. Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000

  23. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  24. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Silverstein

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed Silverstein

  28. Second Reading

  29. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law

  31. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules

  32. Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  33. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules

  34. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  35. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000

  36. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law

  37. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  38. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  39. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008

  40. Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000

  41. Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law

  42. Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law

  43. Referred to Rules

  44. First Reading

  45. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Sponsors

  • Ira I. Silverstein · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Ira I. Silverstein

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 108 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 97008
Democrat 7101
Republican 4000
Total 108109
% of votes cast 92%1%0%8%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Munson — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Krause — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Myers — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Schock — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Scully — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Harris — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Wait — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Howard — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Not Voting
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunn — Not Voting
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Watson — Not Voting
Washington — Not Voting
Cultra — Not Voting
Jefferies — Not Voting
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Not Voting
Pihos — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Nay
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Not Voting
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 1 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 44104
Democrat 9000
Republican 0001
Total 53105
% of votes cast 90%2%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Noland — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Nay
Peterson — Not Voting
Radogno — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Not Voting
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Not Voting
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Millner — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2426 do?
Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Creates the Cyberbullying Law. Provides that the offense of harassment through electronic communications also includes the use of electronic communication for making a harassing statement for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person on at least 2 separate occasions; or creating and maintaining an Internet website or webpage, which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours, and which contains harassing statements made for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person. Establishes penalties. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 2426?
SB 2426 is sponsored by Ira I. Silverstein.
What is the current status of SB 2426?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2008. Enacted.
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