---
type: "Bill"
title: "INTERNET-CHILD SAFETY-PARENTS"
description: "Creates the Online Child Safety Act. Provides that an Internet access provider must make available to each subscriber in this State a parental control that controls a child's access to the Internet. Sets forth requirements for parental controls. Provides that an Internet access provider must make a parental control available to a subscriber at or near the time of subscription. Provides that an Internet access provider may make a parental control available to a subscriber either directly or through a link to a third party. Provides that an Internet access provider or third party may charge for a parental control provided to a subscriber. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3289"
citation: "Illinois HB 3289 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92e9a01a-08e8-4532-a871-fea9f0baa3d4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3289&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60659&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "73d5503c61d0c3843201c3d4f7f7f58899921dd5866a026d5355dd3937e17c4e"
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 3289 (97th) — INTERNET-CHILD SAFETY-PARENTS

Creates the Online Child Safety Act. Provides that an Internet access provider must make available to each subscriber in this State a parental control that controls a child's access to the Internet. Sets forth requirements for parental controls. Provides that an Internet access provider must make a parental control available to a subscriber at or near the time of subscription. Provides that an Internet access provider may make a parental control available to a subscriber either directly or through a link to a third party. Provides that an Internet access provider or third party may charge for a parental control provided to a subscriber. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700HB3289&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60659&DocNum=3289&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3289eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60659&DocNum=3289&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3289enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60659&DocNum=3289&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `filing`
- **2011-02-24** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2011-03-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Postponed - Commerce
- **2011-05-13** Do Pass Commerce; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2011
- **2011-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-12** Effective Date August 12, 2011
- **2011-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0341 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92e9a01a-08e8-4532-a871-fea9f0baa3d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).