Bill Text: IL HR0774 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urges parents to carefully monitor their children's use of all media and encourage that they assist in controlling the video games that their children play.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR0774 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0774-Introduced.html

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HR0774 LRB097 18362 GRL 63588 r
HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The American Psychological Association has warned
against the detrimental effects of violent video games on
adolescents; and
WHEREAS, Studies have showed a correlation between violent
video games and increased attention deficit problems,
violence, and addiction; and
WHEREAS, 72% of American households play computer or video
games, as reported by the Entertainment Software Association;
and
WHEREAS, 91% of American children aged 2 to 17 play
computer or video games, as reported by the NPD Group; and
WHEREAS, Since 2009, there has been a 9% increase of
American children aged 2 to 17 that play video games, with an
approximate 65 million children currently playing video games,
as reported by the NPD Group; and
WHEREAS, The American Psychological Association has
reported that, on average, boys spend 13 hours playing video
games a week and girls spend 5 hours playing video games a
week; and

HR0774 - 2 - LRB097 18362 GRL 63588 r
WHEREAS, The Entertainment Software Ratings Board rates
games bases on their age appropriateness; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we urge parents to carefully monitor their children's use of
all media and encourage that they assist in controlling the
video games that their children play.