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Bill	SEXUAL ABUSE-EXPLICIT IMAGES	Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Expands the definition of "sexual abuse" to include (i) an employee's actions that result in the sending or showing of sexually explicit images to an individual via computer, cellular phone, electronic mail, portable electronic device, or other media with or without contact with the individual or (ii) an employee's posting of sexually explicit images of an individual online or elsewhere whether or not there is contact with the individual. Defines "sexually explicit images" to include, but not be limited to, any material which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	99th	SB 1947	Illinois SB 1947 (99th)	bill		enacted		3	40	2	2015-02-20	2015-08-07	openstates	ocd-bill/0b793f9d-6f29-4d16-8b33-0f6b23e35322	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1947&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88823&SessionID=88&GA=99	db4d01c1e15ac55ace376048f01aa205b71e1ed0580c7f0616ad8625e742494a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1947 (99th) — SEXUAL ABUSE-EXPLICIT IMAGES

Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Expands the definition of "sexual abuse" to include (i) an employee's actions that result in the sending or showing of sexually explicit images to an individual via computer, cellular phone, electronic mail, portable electronic device, or other media with or without contact with the individual or (ii) an employee's posting of sexually explicit images of an individual online or elsewhere whether or not there is contact with the individual. Defines "sexually explicit images" to include, but not be limited to, any material which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse.

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 — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
• Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
• Patricia R. Bellock — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2015-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter filing
• 2015-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2015-02-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2015-03-11 Assigned to Human Services referral-committee
• 2015-03-18 Postponed - Human Services
• 2015-03-25 Do Pass Human Services; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2015-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2015
• 2015-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter amendment-introduction
• 2015-04-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2015-04-14 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Human Services
• 2015-04-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Human Services; 006-000-000
• 2015-04-16 Second Reading reading-2
• 2015-04-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hunter amendment-passage
• 2015-04-16 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 21, 2015
• 2015-04-22 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2015-04-22 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2015-04-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2015-04-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
• 2015-04-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2015-04-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2015-05-04 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2015-05-04 Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee referral-committee
• 2015-05-08 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2015
• 2015-05-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 014-000-000 committee-passage
• 2015-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2015-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
• 2015-05-14 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
• 2015-05-18 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2015-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2015-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2015-05-18 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2015-05-19 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
• 2015-05-20 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
• 2015-05-22 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
• 2015-05-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2015-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2015-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2015-08-07 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2015-08-07 Effective Date August 7, 2015
• 2015-08-07 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0323 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0b793f9d-6f29-4d16-8b33-0f6b23e35322. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).