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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5213         </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-CRIMINAL INSTIGATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/12-6.6 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of criminal instigation. Provides that a person commits the offense when the person knowingly: (1) makes a verbal or non-verbal threat of violence against another person; and 2) publishes the threat on a social media website. Provides that criminal instigation is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "non-verbal threat" and "social media website".</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/27/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/18/2022</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2023</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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