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Bill DIGITAL FORGERIES ACT Creates the Digital Forgeries Act. Provides that an individual depicted in a digital forgery has a cause of action against any person who, without the consent of the depicted individual, knowingly distributes a digital forgery, creates a digital forgery with intent to distribute, or solicits the creation of a digital forgery with the intent to distribute: (1) in order to harass, extort, threaten, or cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; (2) with reckless disregard for whether such a creation, distribution, reproduction, or manipulation will cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; or (3) in order to incite violence or interfere with an official proceeding. Allows a prevailing plaintiff to be awarded damages, costs, and additional relief. Allows the court to grant injunctive relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 2123 Illinois HB 2123 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 2123 (103rd) — DIGITAL FORGERIES ACT

Creates the Digital Forgeries Act. Provides that an individual depicted in a digital forgery has a cause of action against any person who, without the consent of the depicted individual, knowingly distributes a digital forgery, creates a digital forgery with intent to distribute, or solicits the creation of a digital forgery with the intent to distribute: (1) in order to harass, extort, threaten, or cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; (2) with reckless disregard for whether such a creation, distribution, reproduction, or manipulation will cause physical, emotional, reputational, or economic harm to an individual falsely depicted; or (3) in order to incite violence or interfere with an official proceeding. Allows a prevailing plaintiff to be awarded damages, costs, and additional relief. Allows the court to grant injunctive relief maintaining the confidentiality of a plaintiff using a pseudonym.

Version chain

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

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  4. House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
  5. House Amendment 003 (committee substitute) — source
  6. Senate Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
  7. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Concurrence — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 560 (pass) · lower
  • Judiciary — 70 (pass) · lower
  • Judiciary — 70 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 140 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 1090 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading, Amendment 1 — 130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 104 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — primary (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — primary (person)
  • Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Ann Gillespie — cosponsor (person)
  • Ann M. Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
  • Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Dagmara Avelar — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan McConchie — cosponsor (person)
  • Daniel Didech — cosponsor (person)
  • David Koehler — cosponsor (person)
  • Debbie Meyers-Martin — cosponsor (person)
  • Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Emanuel "Chris" Welch — cosponsor (person)
  • Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
  • Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
  • Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
  • Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
  • Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
  • Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Karina Villa — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly M. Burke — cosponsor (person)
  • Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
  • Kevin John Olickal — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Faver Dias — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura Fine — cosponsor (person)
  • Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
  • Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Beth Canty — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
  • Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
  • Maurice A. West, II — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
  • Nabeela Syed — cosponsor (person)
  • Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
  • Rachel Ventura — cosponsor (person)
  • Ram Villivalam — cosponsor (person)
  • Rita Mayfield — cosponsor (person)
  • Robert F. Martwick — cosponsor (person)
  • Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
  • Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
  • Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
  • Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Rezin — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)
  • Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
  • Terri Bryant — cosponsor (person)
  • Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-02-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz filing
  • 2023-02-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  • 2023-02-07 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  • 2023-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech
  • 2023-02-08 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  • 2023-02-15 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2023-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  • 2023-02-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  • 2023-03-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
  • 2023-03-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  • 2023-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  • 2023-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  • 2023-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  • 2023-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-16 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz amendment-introduction
  • 2023-03-21 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  • 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  • 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  • 2023-03-21 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  • 2023-03-22 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-23 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2023-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2023-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2023-03-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-03-23 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled amendment-failure
  • 2023-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  • 2023-03-24 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2023-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-24 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2023-03-24 First Reading reading-1
  • 2023-03-24 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2023-03-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  • 2023-04-12 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2023-04-19 To Subcommittee on Privacy
  • 2023-04-19 Re-referred to Assignments
  • 2023-04-19 Re-assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2023-04-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen amendment-introduction
  • 2023-04-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
  • 2023-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2023-04-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Judiciary amendment-passage
  • 2023-04-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
  • 2023-04-26 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-000
  • 2023-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023 reading-2
  • 2023-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  • 2023-05-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
  • 2023-05-04 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2023-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 5, 2023
  • 2023-05-09 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  • 2023-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  • 2023-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
  • 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
  • 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  • 2023-05-11 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant
  • 2023-05-11 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2023-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
  • 2023-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  • 2023-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2023-05-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2023-05-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  • 2023-05-16 Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 19, 2023
  • 2023-05-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 010-004-000
  • 2023-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  • 2023-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  • 2023-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
  • 2023-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  • 2023-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  • 2023-05-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  • 2023-05-17 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  • 2023-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
  • 2023-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 113-000-000
  • 2023-05-17 House Concurs
  • 2023-05-17 Passed Both Houses
  • 2023-05-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin
  • 2023-06-15 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2023-07-28 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2023-07-28 Effective Date January 1, 2024
  • 2023-07-28 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0294 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6412a540-4fe3-4806-ab79-cc168c127cb7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).