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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4116         </title>
<shortdesc>SEXUAL ABUSE-EXPLICIT IMAGES</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Michael W. Tryon</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>20 ILCS 1305/1-17</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Expands the definition of "sexual abuse" to include (i) an employee's actions that result in the sending or showing of sexually explicit images to an individual via computer, cellular phone, electronic mail, portable electronic device, or other media with or without contact with the individual or (ii) an employee's posting of sexually explicit images of an individual online or elsewhere whether or not there is contact with the individual. Defines "sexually explicit images" to include, but not be limited to, any material which depicts nudity, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse, or which contains explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, sexual conduct, or sado-masochistic abuse.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/16/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/25/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Sex Offenses and Sex Offender Registration Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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