SB 1947 Illinois Senate · 99th Regular Session

SEXUAL ABUSE-EXPLICIT IMAGES

Summary
Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Expands the definition of "sexual abuse" to include (i) an employee's actions that result in the sending or showing of sexually explicit images to an individual via computer, cellular phone, electronic mail, portable electronic device, or other media with or without contact with the individual or (ii) an employee's posting of sexually explicit images of an individual online or elsewhere whether or not there is contact with the individual. Defines "sexually explicit images" to include, but not be limited to, any material which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2015
Committee Review
May 2015
Senate Passage
May 2015
House Passage
May 2015
Signed into Law
Aug 2015
Introduced Apr 22, 2015 Signed Aug 7, 2015
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2015 · House May 29, 2015

How they voted

51–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
Apr 22, 2015
D Democratic34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
R Republican19
19 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Aug 7, 2015
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 29, 2015
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 29, 2015
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-1)
house
May 14, 2015
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 8, 2015
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
lower
May 4, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 22, 2015
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0-2)
senate
Apr 16, 2015
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter
upper
Apr 15, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000
upper
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
upper
Apr 8, 2015
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2015
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
upper
Mar 25, 2015
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 11, 2015
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Feb 20, 2015
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.