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type: "Bill"
title: "SEXUAL ABUSE-EXPLICIT IMAGES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 1947"
citation: "Illinois SB 1947 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-20"
last_action: "2015-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b793f9d-6f29-4d16-8b33-0f6b23e35322"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1947&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=88823&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "db4d01c1e15ac55ace376048f01aa205b71e1ed0580c7f0616ad8625e742494a"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1947&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88823&DocNum=1947&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1947eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88823&DocNum=1947&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB1947enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=88823&DocNum=1947&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b793f9d-6f29-4d16-8b33-0f6b23e35322`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).