Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

Filed: 3/5/2026

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3719

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3719 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Reference to Act. This Act may be referred to
5as Larry's Law.
 
6    Section 5. The Illinois Act on the Aging is amended by
7adding Section 8.14 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 105/8.14 new)
9    Sec. 8.14. Updated resources on scam calls and robocalls.
10    (a) The Department on Aging, in consultation with the
11Office of the Attorney General, shall develop updated
12resources concerning scam calls, robocalls, and scam texts.
13The resources shall include, but not be limited to:
14        (1) information on predatory scam calls that use
15    artificial intelligence to mislead the call recipient;

 

 

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1        (2) information on how to access a scam call hotline
2    number where call recipients may report predatory calls;
3        (3) information on scam texts and how to identify
4    them; and
5        (4) information on strategies to protect seniors from
6    scam calls, robocalls, and scam texts, such as developing
7    a password to be shared with family members to protect
8    seniors from artificial intelligence voice cloning scams.
9    (b) The Department on Aging shall provide the resources
10developed under subsection (a) in a conspicuous location on
11the Department's public website. The Office of the Attorney
12General may provide links to the resources developed under
13subsection (a) on the Office of the Attorney General's public
14website.".