Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. In the statute concerning grooming, defines "child" as a person under 18 years of age. Provides that the penalty for grooming is a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the child is 14 years of age or older or if the person believed by the offender to be a child purports to be 14 years of age or older. Provides that grooming is a Class 2 felony if the child is under 14 years of age or if the person believed by the offender to be a child purports to be under 14 years of age.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0919 [HB5290 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2014-08-18	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2014-05-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2014-04-04	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2014-03-25	HTML/Text	Link	View
Amended	2014-03-13	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2014-02-06	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB5290

Supplemental Documents

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