CRIM CD-GROOMING-IN PERSON
Summary
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits grooming when he or she knowingly in person or by use of a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission, seduces, solicits, lures, or entices, or attempts to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child, a child's guardian, or another person believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian, to commit any sex offense as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act, to distribute photographs depicting the sex organs of the child, or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a child or with another person believed by the person to be a child.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 20, 2017
Last action Jan 8, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2017
How they voted
90–0
Passed · 15 other
Total votes 105
Apr 7, 2017
D
Democratic62
85% Yea
R
Republican43
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
11
May 19, 2017
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 12, 2017
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 19, 2017
upper
May 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
upper
May 2, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 20, 2017
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 7, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-0-15)
house
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Judiciary - Criminal Committee;
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Feb 16, 2017
Lower · Passed
To Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Subcommittee
lower
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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