Illinois · Senate Bill 2590 · 103rd General Assembly

ADULT CONTENT AGE VERIFICATION

SB 2590 Sponsored by Erica Harriss Died in committee

  1. Introduced Oct 18, 2023
  2. In committee Oct 18, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Creates the Adult Content Age Verification Act. Defines terms. Provides that a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors shall be subject to civil penalties if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of individuals…

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Creates the Adult Content Age Verification Act. Defines terms. Provides that a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the Internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors shall be subject to civil penalties if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material. Provides that the Attorney General may investigate alleged violations and initiate a civil action for an injunction and to assess civil penalties. Provides that the civil penalties shall be deposited into the Cyber Exploitation of Children Fund, which shall be expended for the investigation of cybercrimes involving the exploitation of children and for no other purpose. Amends the State Finance Act to make a conforming change.

Every action

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

Show the 5 earlier steps
  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Erica Harriss
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner
  5. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
  1. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Win Stoller
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tom Bennett
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 9 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 2 Democrats.

All 9 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.