Illinois House Bill 1112

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-10 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person also commits false personation when he or she knowingly and falsely represents himself or herself to be another actual person and does an act in such assumed character with intent to injure the reputation of (rather than injure) or to fraudulently represent himself or herself to the online contacts of another. Provides that a person also commits harassment through electronic communications when he or she uses electronic communication for: (1) making any comment, request, suggestion, or proposal with an intent to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass any individual; or (2) creating a fictitious online persona or account without permission of another using another person's picture, name, or likeness with the intent to commit a fraud, emotional distress, injure the reputation of, or make contact with other personal online contacts of the nonconsenting person.

CRIM CD-HARASSMENT&FALSE PERS

Rep. Maurice West [D]

Rep. Harry Benton [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-10	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-27	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
2023-02-15	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2023-01-12	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-01-12	House	First Reading
2023-01-09	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	17-2	Amended Code	Citation Text
720	5	26.5-3	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1112&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB1112.htm