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]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2014-05-21	55	0	4	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2014-04-08	114	0	0	0	114	Passed	Link	View