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type: "Bill"
title: "HARASS&OBSCENE COMM-MINORS"
description: "Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act relating to the offense of harassment through electronic communications. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to use an electronic communication to engage in a course of conduct that consists of contact by a person at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense with a person under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense in which the course of conduct demonstrates a knowing disregard for the health, safety, and welfare of the contacted person."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2855"
citation: "Illinois SB 2855 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-10-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80123333-7072-4d78-9469-e4b525d3e862"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2855&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37591&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "3813314a788926c31334631980e42f0778087e6b99a1e1c53f96f866d0d6e630"
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 2855 (95th) — HARASS&OBSCENE COMM-MINORS
Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act relating to the offense of harassment through electronic communications. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to use an electronic communication to engage in a course of conduct that consists of contact by a person at least 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense with a person under 18 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense in which the course of conduct demonstrates a knowing disregard for the health, safety, and welfare of the contacted person.
## 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=09500SB2855&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37591&DocNum=2855&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2855eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37591&DocNum=2855&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2855enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37591&DocNum=2855&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **420** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1091** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Linda Holmes — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2008-02-28** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-06** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-03-06** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2008-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-10** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-03-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- **2008-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2008-04-01** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-04-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
- **2008-04-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2008-04-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Linda Holmes `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2008-04-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Holmes `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 17, 2008
- **2008-04-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-06** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2008-05-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2008-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Linda Holmes `filing`
- **2008-05-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-01** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** Approved for Consideration Rules
- **2008-07-10** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-July 10, 2008
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
- **2008-07-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2008-07-10** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-07-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 042-000-000
- **2008-07-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-08-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-10-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-10-03** Effective Date June 1, 2009
- **2008-10-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0984 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80123333-7072-4d78-9469-e4b525d3e862`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).