---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-UNAUTHORIZED TAPING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) for any person to knowingly make a video record or transmit live video of another person without that person's consent in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom. Effective January 1, 2008."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 273"
citation: "Illinois SB 273 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/839ef544-813c-43a2-8f9c-a44ac963426e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=273&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27860&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ce76ee00fe4b65d544e5e76ca2a290c1acb2aa63e84f89fc6c76ea2359a87ed5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois SB 273 (95th) — CRIM CD-UNAUTHORIZED TAPING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor) for any person to knowingly make a video record or transmit live video of another person without that person's consent in a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom. Effective January 1, 2008.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0273&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27860&DocNum=273&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0273eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27860&DocNum=273&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0273enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27860&DocNum=273&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Biggins — cosponsor (person)
- Donald L. Moffitt — cosponsor (person)
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Michael P. McAuliffe — cosponsor (person)
- Randall M. Hultgren — primary (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Randall M. Hultgren `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2007-02-21** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2007-02-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Frank C. Watson
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2007-03-01** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0265 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/839ef544-813c-43a2-8f9c-a44ac963426e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).