Senate Sponsors: HALVORSON-WALSH,L-MUNOZ-MOLARO-RADOGNO AND DELEO. House Sponsors: NOVAK-JOHNSON,TOM-MCGUIRE-GASH-GRANBERG Short description: OBSCENE COMMUNICATIONS MINORS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that it is a Class 4 felony to send any communications or messages or to use language or terms that purport to solicit a sexual act with a person, knowing the person to be under 18 years of age, by means of or while using a telephone or telegraph facilities, equipment, or wires or by means of an electronic communication of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the transmission of news or messages between states or within this State. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 135/0.02 new Deletes provisions of the bill relating to soliciting a sexual act with a person under 18 years of age. Instead provides that a person at least 17 years of age who with the intent to offend, sends a communication or message or term that purports to solicit a sexual act with a person under 13 years of age by means of or while using an electronic communication, a telephone or equipment, or wires or by means of an electronic communication of a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the transmission of news or messages between states or within this State is guilty of a Class 4 felony. Excludes telecommunications carriers and Internet providers from the definition of person under the Act. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) The fiscal and corrections impact is minimal. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) Same as previous note. GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE Recommends deleting the provision that makes it a Class 4 felony for a person at least 17 years of age to send in this State, with the intent to offend, communications or messages or use language or terms that purport to solicit a sexual act with a person, knowing the person to be under 13 years of age, by means of or while using an electronic communication, a telephone or equipment, or wire or by means of an electronic communication of a person, firm, or corporation engaged in the transmission of news or messages between states or within this State. Last action on Bill: BILL DEAD-AMENDATORY VETO Last action date: 99-12-02 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status