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HR 178 Illinois House · 101st Regular Session

INTERNET SAFETY

Summary
Urges YouTube, Google, and all websites that cater to children to maintain stringent policies regarding the content that is posted by the public. Urges the aforementioned sites to remove media that could be life-threatening to children and to help law enforcement officials locate the creators of the disturbing content. Urges parents to always exercise caution when allowing children to access the Internet, as there is no guarantee that all the material they will be exposed to is safe, regardless of whether they are using a website intended for children. Urges the Illinois General Assembly to increase awareness about Internet safety and to advance policies to keep children safe on the web. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Removes references to specific streaming services. Adds language encouraging parents and legal guardians to report harmful content.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2019 Last action May 30, 2019
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
2
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted as Amended
lower
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 008-000-000
lower
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
lower
May 21, 2019
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2019
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
lower
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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