House Sponsors: FRITCHEY-LOPEZ-LYONS,JOSEPH-CROTTY-SAVIANO, GASH, BEAUBIEN, BROSNAHAN, MCCARTHY, BURKE, PUGH, GILES, DART, SCOTT, STROGER, DAVIS,MONIQUE, JONES,LOU, PHELPS, O'BRIEN, LANG, KENNER, BRADLEY, BUGIELSKI AND KOSEL. Senate Sponsors: MOLARO-GEO-KARIS-FARLEY Short description: CRIM CD-SOLICIT MINOR-COMPUTER Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of solicitation of a minor by computer. Prohibits communication by a computer or computer-linked network for the purpose of enticing a child under 17 years of age to meet with a person at least 17 years old who is at least 3 years older than the child for the purpose of engaging in certain sex offenses with the child. Provides that the penalty is a Class 4 felony. If the child is under 13 years of age, the penalty is a Class 2 felony. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-6 from Ch. 38, par. 11-6 720 ILCS 5/11-6.5 720 ILCS 5/16D-5.5 new Deletes the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code. Deletes reference to communication by computer in the indecent solicitation of a child and indecent solicitation of an adult offense. In indecent solicitation of a child, changes age of child for purposes of a violation. In the newly created offense of solicitation of a minor by computer limits the offense to communication, by computer with a child under 17 who is at least 3 years younger than the defendant with an intent to commit any of certain specified sex offenses. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. In the offense of solicitation of a minor by computer, eliminates from the elements of the crime, the intent to commit the offenses of aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and criminal sexual abuse. Provides that the offense is a Class 4 felony even if the child involved in the offense is under 13. Deletes special jurisdictional provisions. FISCAL NOTE (Dpt. Corrections) Fiscal and prison population impact is minimal. CORRECTIONAL NOTE No change from DOC fiscal note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Dpt. Corrections) No change from previous note. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous note. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 2 (Dpt. Corrections) No change from previous note. CORRECTIONAL NOTE, H-AM 2 No change from previous note. JUDICIAL NOTE, AMENDED There would be minimal short term impact on judicial workloads; possible long term impact cannot be determined. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-15.1 720 ILCS 5/11-19.1 Further amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Changes structure of offense of indecent solicitation of an adult. Provides that for purposes of the offenses of soliciting for a juvenile prostitute and juvenile pimping, the age of the prostitute must be under 17 years of age (now under 16 years of age). Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status