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Bill	JUDICIAL PRIVACY ACT	Creates the Judicial Privacy Act, which may be referred to as the Michael Lefkow and Donna Humphrey Judicial Privacy Improvement Act of 2012. Prohibits a person, business, association, or government agency from publicly posting or displaying the personal information of a judicial officer, 3 days after the officer has made a written request to not post or display the personal information. Allows for injunctive or declaratory relief. Prohibits a person, business, or association from soliciting, selling, or trading on the Internet a judicial officer's personal information with the intent to pose an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the judicial officer or the officer's immediate family. Allows for treble civil damages of not less than $10,000. Makes it a Class 3 felony to knowingly post personal information of a judicial officer or the officer's immediate family, if the person knows or reasonably should know the posting poses an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the officer or the officer's immediate family, and the posting is a proximate cause of bodily injury or death of the judicial officer or a member of the officer's immediate family. Provides an exemption from the felony offense for employees of a government agency acting in good faith, while carrying out a public function. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Excludes personal information of a judicial officer covered by the Judicial Privacy Act from being included as a public record under the Freedom of Information Act, and from inspection or copying under the Act. Amends the Election Code. Establishes procedure for the State Board of Elections to redact a judicial candidate's home address from the candidate's certificate of nomination or nomination papers, after conclusion of the Code's objection period. Establishes procedure for the Secretary of State to redact a judicial candidate's home address from the candidate's declaration for retention. Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may allow an applicant who is a judicial officer to provide an office or work address instead of a residence or mailing address on a driver's license. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement the new provisions. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5877	Illinois HB 5877 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2012-02-16	2012-07-24	openstates	ocd-bill/e50e48c5-6811-4883-b3b9-0e82f34a5be0	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5877&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66378&SessionID=84&GA=97	f2decb8b20665bfb3952d68914a1a37e0cf164cb6a2709f8b16d1dd29108718c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5877 (97th) — JUDICIAL PRIVACY ACT

Creates the Judicial Privacy Act, which may be referred to as the Michael Lefkow and Donna Humphrey Judicial Privacy Improvement Act of 2012. Prohibits a person, business, association, or government agency from publicly posting or displaying the personal information of a judicial officer, 3 days after the officer has made a written request to not post or display the personal information. Allows for injunctive or declaratory relief. Prohibits a person, business, or association from soliciting, selling, or trading on the Internet a judicial officer's personal information with the intent to pose an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the judicial officer or the officer's immediate family. Allows for treble civil damages of not less than $10,000. Makes it a Class 3 felony to knowingly post personal information of a judicial officer or the officer's immediate family, if the person knows or reasonably should know the posting poses an imminent and serious threat to the health and safety of the officer or the officer's immediate family, and the posting is a proximate cause of bodily injury or death of the judicial officer or a member of the officer's immediate family. Provides an exemption from the felony offense for employees of a government agency acting in good faith, while carrying out a public function. Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Excludes personal information of a judicial officer covered by the Judicial Privacy Act from being included as a public record under the Freedom of Information Act, and from inspection or copying under the Act. Amends the Election Code. Establishes procedure for the State Board of Elections to redact a judicial candidate's home address from the candidate's certificate of nomination or nomination papers, after conclusion of the Code's objection period. Establishes procedure for the Secretary of State to redact a judicial candidate's home address from the candidate's declaration for retention. Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may allow an applicant who is a judicial officer to provide an office or work address instead of a residence or mailing address on a driver's license. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement the new provisions. Effective immediately.

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 — 109–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Michael J. Madigan — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan filing
• 2012-02-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-16 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2012-03-09 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-21 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) March 30, 2012
• 2012-03-21 Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
• 2012-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan; In line by 3PM. Timely filed in accordance with House Rule 18(e) amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-26 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
• 2012-03-27 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-27 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-27 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-27 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-27 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-28 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2012-03-29 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-29 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
• 2012-05-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
• 2012-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-07-24 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-07-24 Effective Date September 22, 2012; ; January 1, 2013
• 2012-07-24 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0847 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e50e48c5-6811-4883-b3b9-0e82f34a5be0. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).