House Sponsors: MATHIAS-BELLOCK-MITCHELL,JERRY-ZICKUS-SCHMITZ, WAIT, JONES,JOHN, KURTZ, BRADY, MEYER, MOFFITT, HULTGREN, LINDNER, DURKIN, DANIELS, MITCHELL,BILL, O'CONNOR AND WRIGHT. Short description: CRIM CD-COMPUTER OBSCENITY Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of knowing dissemination of obscene material to a minor by computer. Establishes certain evidence that may be admissible in prosecutions for the offense. Establishes an affirmative defense. Penalty is a Class 4 felony. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) The population and fiscal impact will be minimal. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Department of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-20.3 new Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 5/11-21 from Ch. 38, par. 11-21 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Includes in the offense of distributing harmful material, intentional distribution of harmful material to a specific individual actually known to the distributor to be a child under 18 years of age and the known child was the person to whom the harmful material was received. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status