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Bill	CRIM CD-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Repeals provision creating the offense of aggravated child pornography. In the statute creating child pornography, provides for enhanced penalties if the child depicted is under the age of 13. Provides that the issue of whether the child depicted is under the age of 13 is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of fact.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5235	Illinois HB 5235 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	43	2	2012-02-08	2012-08-17	openstates	ocd-bill/771cfdc4-747f-4c87-8ae8-bffbae207c63	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5235&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65378&SessionID=84&GA=97	9b8cd8587b8cb2afd7a72b831196d3855ba6a7917cb934914759f3bb447c5396	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5235 (97th) — CRIM CD-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Repeals provision creating the offense of aggravated child pornography. In the statute creating child pornography, provides for enhanced penalties if the child depicted is under the age of 13. Provides that the issue of whether the child depicted is under the age of 13 is an element of the offense to be resolved by the trier of fact.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 107–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Emily McAsey — primary (person)
• Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)
• Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey filing
• 2012-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
• 2012-02-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2012-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
• 2012-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
• 2012-02-21 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey amendment-introduction
• 2012-02-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
• 2012-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-01 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-08 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2012-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
• 2012-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2012-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2012-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
• 2012-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2012-03-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
• 2012-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-21 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
• 2012-03-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-21 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-17 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2012-04-26 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2012-05-02 Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
• 2012-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
• 2012-05-22 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2012-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-08-17 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-08-17 Effective Date January 1, 2013
• 2012-08-17 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0995 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/771cfdc4-747f-4c87-8ae8-bffbae207c63. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).