republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-4583.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "ELECTRONIC HARMFUL MATERIAL"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly disseminate any material that depicts nudity or other sexual conduct by electronic transfer or capture of images of the person's self image or image of another minor under 17 years of age. Provides that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly request another minor under 17 years of age to violate this provision and distribute that image or images to another person or persons. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly obtain an image in violation of these provisions and distribute the image or images by means of uploading the nude image on an Internet website with the intent to injure the reputation of the other person or with the intent to cause emotional distress to the other person and to maintain an Internet website or webpage which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Permits the court to impose additional specified penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4583"
citation: "Illinois HB 4583 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-06-22"
last_action: "2010-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfd26c15-b0f3-47c4-9296-5b86edd34853"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4583&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=48264&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "d1220e7bcaa4d871b71f8f90c96d90f4cd27d1e8f4d9f4fb059c22de0c8d79eb"
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 4583 (96th) — ELECTRONIC HARMFUL MATERIAL

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly disseminate any material that depicts nudity or other sexual conduct by electronic transfer or capture of images of the person's self image or image of another minor under 17 years of age. Provides that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly request another minor under 17 years of age to violate this provision and distribute that image or images to another person or persons. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that it is unlawful for a minor under 17 years of age to knowingly obtain an image in violation of these provisions and distribute the image or images by means of uploading the nude image on an Internet website with the intent to injure the reputation of the other person or with the intent to cause emotional distress to the other person and to maintain an Internet website or webpage which is accessible to one or more third parties for a period of at least 24 hours. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Permits the court to impose additional specified penalties.

## 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=09600HB4583&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48264&DocNum=4583&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4583eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48264&DocNum=4583&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4583enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=48264&DocNum=4583&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Darlene J. Senger — primary (person)
- Toi W. Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-06-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Darlene J. Senger `filing`
- **2009-07-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-07-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-01-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-01-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2010-01-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2010-01-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2010-02-03** Assigned to Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Remains in Juvenile Justice Reform Committee
- **2010-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Juvenile Justice Reform Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Juvenile Justice Reform Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2010-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2010-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2010-03-11** Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2010-03-11** Motion to Reconsider Vote - Withdrawn Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2010-03-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2010-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2010-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1087 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfd26c15-b0f3-47c4-9296-5b86edd34853`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).