Illinois · House Bill 4644 · 103rd General Assembly

ELEC CD-DECEPTIVE MATERIAL

HB 4644 Sponsored by Abdelnasser Rashid Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 6, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person shall not distribute, or enter into an agreement with another person to distribute, materially deceptive media if: (1) the person knows the media falsely represents a depicted individual; (2) the distribution occurs within 90 days before an election; (3) the person intends the distribution to harm the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election and…

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Amends the Election Code. Provides that a person shall not distribute, or enter into an agreement with another person to distribute, materially deceptive media if: (1) the person knows the media falsely represents a depicted individual; (2) the distribution occurs within 90 days before an election; (3) the person intends the distribution to harm the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate in an election and the distribution is reasonably likely to cause that result; and (4) the person intends the distribution to change the voting behavior of electors in an election by deceiving the electors into incorrectly believing that the depicted individual in fact engaged in the speech or conduct depicted, and the distribution is reasonably likely to cause that result. Sets forth exceptions to the provision and penalties for violations of the provision. Effective immediately.

Every action

41 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  2. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  3. HouseFirst Reading
  4. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  5. CommitteeAssigned to Ethics & Elections · House Ethics & Elections
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Aarón M. Ortíz
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  27. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  28. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  29. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  30. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
  31. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  32. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  33. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 35 cosponsors: 35 Democrats.

All 35 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.