Illinois House Bill 825 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of criminal distribution of a suicide depiction. Defines "person committing suicide" as a person under 18 years of age or a person with a severe or profound intellectual disability engaged in any act with the intent to commit suicide and which constitutes a substantial step toward commission of suicide and the act results in the person's suicide. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly: (1) sells, delivers, or provides or offers or agrees to sell, deliver, or provide an audio or video depiction of a person committing suicide; (2) publishes, exhibits, or otherwise makes available an audio or video depiction of a person committing suicide; (3) creates, buys, procures, or possesses an audio or video depiction of a person committing suicide with intent to disseminate it in violation of this provision, or in violation of the penal laws, rules, or regulations of any other jurisdiction; or (4) advertises or otherwise promotes the sale of an audio or video depiction of a person committing suicide. Establishes affirmative defenses. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

CRIM CD-SUICIDE VIDEO DISTRIB

Rep. Peter Breen [R]	Rep. Chad Hays [R]	Rep. David Olsen [R]	Rep. Nicholas Sauer [R]
Rep. Randy Frese [R]	Rep. Thomas Morrison [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2017-03-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2017-03-15	House	To Sentencing, Penalties and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee
2017-02-10	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
2017-02-08	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
2017-02-08	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2017-02-01	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
2017-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-01-31	House	First Reading
2017-01-31	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
2017-01-31	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
2017-01-31	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	26-4.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=825&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB0825.htm