republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5235.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5235"
citation: "Illinois HB 5235 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/771cfdc4-747f-4c87-8ae8-bffbae207c63"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5235&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65378&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "9b8cd8587b8cb2afd7a72b831196d3855ba6a7917cb934914759f3bb447c5396"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5235&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65378&DocNum=5235&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5235eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65378&DocNum=5235&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5235enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65378&DocNum=5235&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/771cfdc4-747f-4c87-8ae8-bffbae207c63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).