---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-MINORS-HARMFUL MAT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the exhibition to or depiction to a minor of harmful materials is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2513"
citation: "Illinois HB 2513 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/656823bb-6619-4d30-a165-c79635f3d163"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2513&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44764&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a82b618c885bf01dac450f6b3dde365fd8c57b8ccf42ff8a7875a94461444cf8"
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 HB 2513 (96th) — CRIM CD-MINORS-HARMFUL MAT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the exhibition to or depiction to a minor of harmful materials is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

## 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=09600HB2513&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44764&DocNum=2513&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2513eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44764&DocNum=2513&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2513enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44764&DocNum=2513&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robert W. Pritchard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William R. Haine
- **2009-04-22** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0280 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/656823bb-6619-4d30-a165-c79635f3d163`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).