Illinois · Senate Bill 2940 · 103rd General Assembly

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SB 2940 Sponsored by Mary Edly-Allen Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 31, 2024
  2. In committee Jan 31, 2024
  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.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who is convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child is ineligible to receive a school bus driver permit. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "child pornography" includes the depiction of a part of an actual child under 18 who by manipulation, creation, or modification, appears to be engaged in sexual activity. Creates the offenses of obscene…

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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who is convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child is ineligible to receive a school bus driver permit. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that "child pornography" includes the depiction of a part of an actual child under 18 who by manipulation, creation, or modification, appears to be engaged in sexual activity. Creates the offenses of obscene depiction of a purported child and non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit digitized depictions. Defines offenses and provides criminal penalties for violations. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides for the forfeiture to the State: (1) of any profits or proceeds and any property the person has acquired or maintained in violation of those offenses; (2) any interest in, securities of, claim against, or property or contractual right of any kind affording a source of influence over any enterprise that the person has established, operated, controlled, or conducted in violation of those offenses; and (3) any computer that contains an obscene depiction of a purported child. Amends the Bill of Rights for Children. Provides that under certain conditions, the parent or legal guardian of a child who is the victim of obscene depiction of a purported child may make a victim's impact statement on the impact which the defendant's criminal conduct or the juvenile's delinquent conduct has had upon the child. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment, or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for specified violations of the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child. Provides for enhanced penalties for specified violations of obscene depiction of a purported child. Provides that the court shall impose a consecutive sentence when the defendant is convicted of specified violations of the offense of obscene depiction of a purported child. Amends the Sex Offender Registration Act to provide that a person convicted of obscene depiction of a purported child must register as a sex offender.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ann Gillespie
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  11. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
  12. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
  13. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
  14. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  15. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
  16. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  17. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
  18. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  19. SenateSponsor Removed Sen. Cristina Castro
  20. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  21. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
  22. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  23. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  24. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  25. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
  4. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
  5. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
  8. SenateSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 27 cosponsors: 25 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

All 27 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.