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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5556         </title>
<shortdesc>FACILITATING PROSTITUTION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Mary Gill-Nicole La Ha-Brad Stephens-Gregg Johnson, Martin J. Moylan, La Shawn K. Ford, Dave Vella, Jennifer Sanalitro, Jeff Keicher and Brandun Schweizer</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>235 ILCS 5/6-2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 43, par. 120</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/10-9</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-9.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-14.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-14.4</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-18</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 11-18</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-18.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 11-18.1</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/33G-3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/108B-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 108B-3</aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/124B-300</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 128/10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits the offense of trafficking in persons when the person knowingly: (1) maintains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, advertise or maintain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that the person will be subjected to prostitution or a commercial sex act; or (2) recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, advertises, or maintains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, advertise or maintain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that the person will be subjected to prostitution or a commercial sex act as a result of coercion. Provides that in determining sentences for human trafficking within statutory maximums, the sentencing court may provide for substantially increased sentences in cases involving more than 5 (rather than 10) victims. Changes the name of the offense of promoting prostitution to promoting or facilitating prostitution. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person: (1) owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or conspires or attempts to do so, with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person; or (2) owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or conspires or attempts to do so, with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person; and (A) promotes or facilitates the prostitution of 5 or more persons; or (B) acts in reckless disregard of the fact that such conduct contributed to sex trafficking in violation of the trafficking in persons law. Defines "interactive computer service". Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
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<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Gill</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro</action>
<statusdate>5/14/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson</action>
<statusdate>5/15/2024</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer</action>
<statusdate>1/7/2025</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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