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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5794         </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-ILLEGAL MONITORING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Christine Winger and Sam Yingling</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>720 ILCS 5/26-4.7 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of illegal electronic monitoring. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly installs, conceals, or otherwise places an electronic tracking software or spyware on an electronic communication device without the consent of all owners of the device for the purpose of monitoring or following the user or users of the software. Provides that a first violation is a Class 4 felony and a second or subsequent conviction is a Class 3 felony. Provides exceptions.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/11/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/23/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christine Winger</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/4/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/7/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>To Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2016</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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