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| Bill | CRIM CD-ILLEGAL ELECTRONIC MON | Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of illegal electronic monitoring in the statute concerning cyberstalking. Provides that a person commits illegal electronic monitoring when he or she knowingly installs, conceals, or otherwise places an electronic tracking software or spyware on an electronic communication device without the consent of all owners and primary users of the device for the purpose of monitoring or following the user or users of the software. Provides exceptions. Provides that a first violation is a Class 4 felony and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony. Defines "electronic communication device" and "electronic tracking software or spyware". | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 3251 | Illinois HB 3251 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 50 | 2 | 2017-02-09 | 2017-08-18 | openstates | ocd-bill/b6e181ef-d13b-48f7-bd0d-009f91be602d | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3251&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=104926&SessionID=91&GA=100 | e8002426eb1cf35c3fc1c17c08a6a9d5dbcbc6f858c6983e695f19de854e0d61 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3251 (100th) — CRIM CD-ILLEGAL ELECTRONIC MON
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of illegal electronic monitoring in the statute concerning cyberstalking. Provides that a person commits illegal electronic monitoring when he or she knowingly installs, conceals, or otherwise places an electronic tracking software or spyware on an electronic communication device without the consent of all owners and primary users of the device for the purpose of monitoring or following the user or users of the software. Provides exceptions. Provides that a first violation is a Class 4 felony and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony. Defines "electronic communication device" and "electronic tracking software or spyware".
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 89–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Christine Winger — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger
filing - 2017-02-09 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-22 Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
referral-committee - 2017-03-23 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- 2017-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2017-03-30 Do Pass / Short Debate Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger
amendment-introduction - 2017-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-04-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
- 2017-04-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez
- 2017-04-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- 2017-04-26 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-04-26 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-04-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-04-28 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2017-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-28 Removed from Short Debate Status
- 2017-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Litesa E. Wallace
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Cavaletto
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sheri Jesiel
- 2017-04-28 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- 2017-04-28 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 089-002-003
reading-3, passage - 2017-04-28 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- 2017-05-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-05-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- 2017-05-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- 2017-05-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-05-02 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-05-05 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2017-05-12 Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
- 2017-05-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2017
- 2017-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-25 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-06-23 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-08-18 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2017-08-18 Effective Date January 1, 2018
- 2017-08-18 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0166
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b6e181ef-d13b-48f7-bd0d-009f91be602d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).