HB 2123 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

DIGITAL FORGERIES ACT

Summary
Creates the Digital Forgeries Act. Provides that an individual depicted in a digital forgery has a cause of action against any person who, without the consent of the depicted individual, knowingly distributes a digital forgery, creates a digital forgery with intent to distribute, or solicits the creation of a digital forgery with the intent to distribute: (1) in order to harass, extort, threaten, or cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; (2) with reckless disregard for whether such a creation, distribution, reproduction, or manipulation will cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; or (3) in order to incite violence or interfere with an official proceeding. Allows a prevailing plaintiff to be awarded damages, costs, and additional relief. Allows the court to grant injunctive relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym.
Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jul 2023
Introduced Mar 24, 2023 Signed Jul 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 23, 2023

How they voted

1080
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 116
Mar 23, 2023
D Democratic76
70 Yea 6
92% Yea
R Republican40
38 Yea 2
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
100
Key actions
17
Committee
20
Amendments
9
Jul 28, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
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May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-004-000
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
lower
May 15, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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May 11, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
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May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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May 11, 2023
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
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May 11, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
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May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
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Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Judiciary
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Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
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Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
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Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Re-assigned to Judiciary
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Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Re-referred to Assignments
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Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
To Subcommittee on Privacy
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Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
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Mar 24, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
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Mar 24, 2023
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
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Mar 23, 2023
Amended
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled
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Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000
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Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted
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Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
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Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
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Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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Mar 21, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
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Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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Mar 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
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Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
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Mar 14, 2023
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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Mar 14, 2023
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
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2 primary · 55 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jen Gong-Gershowitz
Jen Gong-Gershowitz
DDemocratic
IL
17
P
Photo of Mary Edly-Allen
Mary Edly-Allen
DDemocratic
IL
31
Co
Photo of Abdelnasser Rashid
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
IL
21
Co
Photo of Adriane Johnson
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
IL
30
Co
Photo of Ann Gillespie
Ann Gillespie
DDemocratic
IL
27
Co
Photo of Ann Williams
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
IL
11
Co
Photo of Anna Moeller
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
IL
43
Co
Photo of Celina Villanueva
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
IL
12
Co
Photo of Chris Welch
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
IL
7
Co
Photo of Cristina Castro
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
IL
22
Co
Photo of Dan Didech
Dan Didech
DDemocratic
IL
59
Co
Photo of Dan McConchie
Dan McConchie
RRepublican
IL
26