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type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that \"electronic communication\" includes transmissions through an electronic device including, but not limited to, a telephone, cellular phone, computer, or pager, which communication includes, but is not limited to, e-mail, instant message, text message, or voice mail (rather than transmissions by a computer through the Internet to another computer). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2935"
citation: "Illinois HB 2935 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-22"
last_action: "2011-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5dbefe3-24b5-4a13-8474-d863b5cd9705"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2935&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60268&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "cbd8dba365708128dc6fc5c72b8574e0c1e5d680cbab284d21a8d512f1a4a994"
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 2935 (97th) — ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that "electronic communication" includes transmissions through an electronic device including, but not limited to, a telephone, cellular phone, computer, or pager, which communication includes, but is not limited to, e-mail, instant message, text message, or voice mail (rather than transmissions by a computer through the Internet to another computer). 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=09700HB2935&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60268&DocNum=2935&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2935eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60268&DocNum=2935&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2935enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60268&DocNum=2935&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1100** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Emily McAsey — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `filing`
- **2011-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-04-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-06** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
- **2011-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2011
- **2011-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0303 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d5dbefe3-24b5-4a13-8474-d863b5cd9705`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).