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type: "Bill"
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title: "CHILD PORNOGRAPHY-PENALTIES"
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description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a prosecution for child pornography that involves filming, videotaping, photographing, or otherwise depicting by computer a child under 18 years of age or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person engaging in certain sexual acts may be commenced at any time. Provides that child pornography or aggravated child pornography that does not involve mere possession shall be deemed crimes of violence. Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that the right of a parent or legal guardian of a child victim upon his or her request, at the time of the sentencing or the disposition hearing, to address the court regarding the impact which the defendant's criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon the child applies in cases of indecent solicitation of a child, child pornography, and aggravated child pornography. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the offenses of child pornography and aggravated child pornography are violent crimes. Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Provides that a \"sexually violent offense\" includes child pornography and aggravated child pornography. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the commission of the offense of child pornography or aggravated child pornography is an aggravating factor in sentencing."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "96th"
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identifier: "HB 2670"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2670 (96th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2009-02-20"
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last_action: "2009-08-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8a4f9b8-d731-47cd-b7ec-e1312a99b8c9"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2670&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=45406&SessionID=76&GA=96"
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source_hash: "7bb690e08c08fbd6dd29e8bcf8a77d32681dc25b76839e2b79caa17d14ca9e08"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2670 (96th) — CHILD PORNOGRAPHY-PENALTIES
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Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a prosecution for child pornography that involves filming, videotaping, photographing, or otherwise depicting by computer a child under 18 years of age or a severely or profoundly mentally retarded person engaging in certain sexual acts may be commenced at any time. Provides that child pornography or aggravated child pornography that does not involve mere possession shall be deemed crimes of violence. Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that the right of a parent or legal guardian of a child victim upon his or her request, at the time of the sentencing or the disposition hearing, to address the court regarding the impact which the defendant's criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon the child applies in cases of indecent solicitation of a child, child pornography, and aggravated child pornography. Amends the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act. Provides that the offenses of child pornography and aggravated child pornography are violent crimes. Amends the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act. Provides that a "sexually violent offense" includes child pornography and aggravated child pornography. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the commission of the offense of child pornography or aggravated child pornography is an aggravating factor in sentencing.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2670&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45406&DocNum=2670&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2670eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45406&DocNum=2670&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2670enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=45406&DocNum=2670&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- A. J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
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- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
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- Mike Fortner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2009-02-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Fortner `filing`
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- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2009-02-25** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2009-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
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- **2009-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
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- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2009-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren
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- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
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- **2009-04-22** Postponed - Criminal Law
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- **2009-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
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- **2009-04-30** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
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- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
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- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
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- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
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- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2009-05-14** Passed Both Houses
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- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
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- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0292 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8a4f9b8-d731-47cd-b7ec-e1312a99b8c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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