republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-5877.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "JUDICIAL PRIVACY ACT"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5877"
citation: "Illinois HB 5877 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-16"
last_action: "2012-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e50e48c5-6811-4883-b3b9-0e82f34a5be0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5877&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=66378&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f2decb8b20665bfb3952d68914a1a37e0cf164cb6a2709f8b16d1dd29108718c"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5877&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66378&DocNum=5877&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5877eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66378&DocNum=5877&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5877enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=66378&DocNum=5877&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e50e48c5-6811-4883-b3b9-0e82f34a5be0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).