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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 51     </title>
<shortdesc>HARASS-INTERNET IMPERSONATION</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Ira I. Silverstein</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 135/1-2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 135/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 134, par. 16.5</aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act. Provides that a person also commits harassment through electronic communications by knowingly and without consent credibly impersonating another actual person through or on an Internet Web site or by other electronic means for purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening, or defrauding another person. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/27/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>2/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/2/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues;  - 3-17-11 - Held</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Postponed - Criminal Law</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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