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SB 2426 Illinois Senate · 95th Regular Session

HARASSING ELECTRONIC COMM

Summary
Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Creates the Cyberbullying Law. Provides that the offense of harassment through electronic communications also includes the use of electronic communication for making a harassing statement for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person on at least 2 separate occasions; or creating and maintaining an Internet website or webpage, which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours, and which contains harassing statements made for the purpose of alarming, tormenting, or terrorizing a specific person. Establishes penalties. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2008
Committee Review
May 2008
Senate Passage
May 2008
House Passage
May 2008
Signed into Law
Aug 2008
Introduced Apr 17, 2008 Signed Aug 18, 2008
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2008 · House May 22, 2008

How they voted

48–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 54
Apr 17, 2008
D Democratic33
30 Yea 1 Nay 2
90% Yea
R Republican21
18 Yea 3
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
11
Aug 18, 2008
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2008
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 22, 2008
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (101-0-7)
house
May 15, 2008
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-002-000
lower
May 9, 2008
Lower · Passed
Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
lower
May 6, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
Apr 24, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 17, 2008
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
Apr 17, 2008
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-1-5)
senate
Apr 16, 2008
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Silverstein
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed Silverstein
upper
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 11, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Apr 10, 2008
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 10, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Apr 3, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
upper
Apr 2, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Apr 1, 2008
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 1, 2008
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
upper
Mar 12, 2008
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
upper
Feb 27, 2008
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
upper
Feb 15, 2008
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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