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type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CYBER-BULLYING"
description: "Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying and cyber-bullying, provides that bullying includes posting or distributing sexually explicit images. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the term \"cyber-bullying\" includes the posting or distribution of a digital replica by electronic means. Defines \"artificial intelligence\", \"digital replica\", and \"generative artificial intelligence\". Effective July 1, 2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 3851"
citation: "Illinois HB 3851 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janet Yang Rohr", "Meg Loughran Cappel"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 80
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3907d493-c674-46ba-aa25-9e879df2c01f"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3851&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=162743&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "c99f4b724eba2bf9ca8c5e3dc8f21650c778ca2abf189da768198d77bbfcc382"
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 3851 (104th) — SCH CD-CYBER-BULLYING
Amends the Courses of Study Article of the School Code. In provisions concerning bullying and cyber-bullying, provides that bullying includes posting or distributing sexually explicit images. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, the term "cyber-bullying" includes the posting or distribution of a digital replica by electronic means. Defines "artificial intelligence", "digital replica", and "generative artificial intelligence". Effective July 1, 2026.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3851.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3851eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3851ham001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3851sam001.pdf)
5. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3851sam002.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3851enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **130** (pass) · upper
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT — **120** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **130** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT — **80** (pass) · lower
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT — **80** (pass) · lower
- Executive — **130** (pass) · upper
- Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT, Amendment 1 — **120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Janet Yang Rohr — primary (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Abdelnasser Rashid — cosponsor (person)
- Amy Briel — cosponsor (person)
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Erica Harriss — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Li Arellano, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Martha Deuter — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Nicolle Grasse — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Sally J. Turner — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon Chung — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Stadelman — cosponsor (person)
- Suzy Glowiak Hilton — cosponsor (person)
- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr `filing`
- **2025-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-11** Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 012-000-000
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
- **2025-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- **2025-03-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2025-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2025-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2025-03-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2025-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
- **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
- **2025-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
- **2025-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2025-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
- **2025-04-09** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2025-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2025-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2025-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-09** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- **2025-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2025-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2025-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2025-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 013-000-000
- **2025-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2025
- **2025-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
- **2025-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- **2025-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2025-05-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- **2025-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.
- **2025-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2025-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2025-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
- **2025-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
- **2025-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 008-000-000
- **2025-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 008-000-000
- **2025-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2025-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2025-05-31** House Concurs
- **2025-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
- **2025-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Briel
- **2025-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2025-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2025-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
- **2025-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date July 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0338 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3907d493-c674-46ba-aa25-9e879df2c01f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).