republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-4275.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-UNAUTHORIZED TAPING"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to unauthorized videotaping. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly videotape, photograph, or film another person or observe any videotape, photography, recording, or film of another person, without that person's consent if the videotaping, recording, or filming takes place in a dormitory room or suite or other private place, in addition to those currently listed, which include a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom. Increases the penalties for the offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4275"
citation: "Illinois HB 4275 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-30"
last_action: "2004-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/62d7c034-c716-45e7-80e2-a7ac066f327c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4275&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=8522&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "a6072b23ddbbd0fce4ebe653a37574c9efe2b22695de7c1fcac9416a40bee5d1"
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 4275 (93rd) — CRIM CD-UNAUTHORIZED TAPING

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to unauthorized videotaping. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to knowingly videotape, photograph, or film another person or observe any videotape, photography, recording, or film of another person, without that person's consent if the videotaping, recording, or filming takes place in a dormitory room or suite or other private place, in addition to those currently listed, which include a restroom, tanning bed, tanning salon, locker room, changing room, or hotel bedroom. Increases the penalties for the offense.

## 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=09300HB4275&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8522&DocNum=4275&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4275eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8522&DocNum=4275&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4275enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=8522&DocNum=4275&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Millner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John J. Millner `filing`
- **2004-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2004-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2004-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2004-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2004-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2004-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gary Hannig
- **2004-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2004-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2004-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2004-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-24** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-25** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2004
- **2004-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2004
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-05-05** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0851 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/62d7c034-c716-45e7-80e2-a7ac066f327c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).