Illinois House Bill 5877 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
July 24 2012 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0847
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Creates the Judicial Privacy Act, which may be referred to as the Michael Lefkow and Donna Humphrey Judicial Privacy Improvement Act of 2012. Prohibits a person, business, association, or government agency from publicly posting or displaying the personal information of a judicial officer, 3 days after the officer has made a written request to not post or display the personal information. Allows for injunctive or declaratory relief. Prohibits a person, business, or association from soliciting, selling, or trading on the Internet a judicial officer's personal information with the intent to pose an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the judicial officer or the officer's immediate family. Allows for treble civil damages of not less than $10,000. Makes it a Class 3 felony to knowingly post personal information of a judicial officer or the officer's immediate family, if the person knows or reasonably should know the posting poses an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the officer or the officer's immediate family, and the posting is a proximate cause of bodily injury or death of the judicial officer or a member of the officer's immediate family. Provides an exemption from the felony offense for employees of a government agency acting in good faith, while carrying out a public function. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Excludes personal information of a judicial officer covered by the Judicial Privacy Act from being included as a public record under the Freedom of Information Act, and from inspection or copying under the Act. Amends the Election Code. Establishes procedure for the State Board of Elections to redact a judicial candidate's home address from the candidate's certificate of nomination or nomination papers, after conclusion of the Code's objection period. Establishes procedure for the Secretary of State to redact a judicial candidate's home address from the candidate's declaration for retention. Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may allow an applicant who is a judicial officer to provide an office or work address instead of a residence or mailing address on a driver's license. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement the new provisions. Effective immediately.

JUDICIAL PRIVACY ACT

Rep Michael J. Madigan

Rep Lou Lang

Rep Elaine Nekritz

Sen John J. Cullerton

2012-05-25 - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 55 N: 0 NV: 4) [PASS]
2012-03-28 - Third Reading in House (Y: 109 N: 0 NV: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-24	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0847
2012-07-24	House	Effective Date September 22, 2012; ; January 1, 2013
2012-07-24	House	Governor Approved
2012-06-22	House	Sent to the Governor
2012-05-25	House	Passed Both Houses
2012-05-25	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
2012-05-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
2012-05-18	Senate	Second Reading
2012-04-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
2012-04-18	Senate	Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000
2012-04-11	Senate	Assigned to Executive
2012-03-29	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2012-03-29	Senate	First Reading
2012-03-29	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
2012-03-29	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2012-03-29	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2012-03-28	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
2012-03-28	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-27	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-27	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-27	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-27	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000
2012-03-27	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote
2012-03-26	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-03-26	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-26	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan; In line by 3PM. Timely filed in accordance with House Rule 18(e)
2012-03-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
2012-03-21	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-03-21	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 30, 2012
2012-03-09	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-09	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2012-02-27	House	Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
2012-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-16	House	First Reading
2012-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	10-10.5	New Code	See Bill Text
10	5	7A-1	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
5	140	7	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-106	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-110	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5877&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5877.htm
Text	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5877ham001.htm
Text	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5877eng.htm
Text	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5877enr.htm
Text	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0847.htm
Roll Call	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB5877_03282012_040000T.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB5877_05252012_022000T.pdf