Illinois · Senate Bill 2823 · 104th General Assembly

SOCIAL MEDIA-REPORT FRAUD

SB 2823 Sponsored by Steve Stadelman In committee

  1. Introduced Jan 13, 2026
  2. In committee Jan 13, 2026
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  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 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a social media company shall make available to account holders a 24-hour toll-free telephone number through which an account holder may contact a live customer service representative of the social media company to report fraudulent activity on an account holder's social media account, including, but not limited to, unauthorized access.…

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Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that a social media company shall make available to account holders a 24-hour toll-free telephone number through which an account holder may contact a live customer service representative of the social media company to report fraudulent activity on an account holder's social media account, including, but not limited to, unauthorized access. Provides that a social media company shall include the telephone number and an explanation of the purpose of the telephone number in any email notification concerning account security sent to an account holder and post the telephone number and explanation in a prominent location on the homepage or help page of the social media platform. Provides that a violation of the provision constitutes an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.

Every action

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

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  1. SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
  2. SenateFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Executive · Senate Executive
  5. SenateTo AI and Social Media
  6. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  7. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
  8. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
  9. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton
  10. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters
  11. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
  12. SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
  1. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  2. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
  3. SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Rachel Ventura
  4. SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
  5. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
  6. SenateRule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
  7. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments
  8. CommitteeRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments · Senate Assignments

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

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

All 9 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.