Illinois House Bill 4726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of illegal electronic monitoring. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly installs, conceals, or otherwise places an electronic tracking software or spyware on an electronic communication device or on a person or the person's belongings without the consent of all owners and primary users of the device for the purpose of monitoring or following the user or users of the software. Provides that a first violation is a Class 4 felony and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony. Provides exceptions.

CRIM CD-ILLEGAL MONITORING

Rep. Keith Wheeler [R]

Rep. Jeff Keicher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-18	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2022-02-09	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
2022-01-28	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2022-01-27	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2022-01-27	House	First Reading
2022-01-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith R. Wheeler

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
720	5	26-4.7	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4726&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB4726.htm