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 Bill Status of HB4791  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  COMPUTER TAMPER-INTERNET SALES

House Sponsors
Rep. Karen May - Sidney H. Mathias - Robert S. Molaro - Timothy L. Schmitz - Patricia Reid Lindner

Senate Sponsors
(Sen. Don Harmon)

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/16D-3from Ch. 38, par. 16D-3


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that it is a Class B misdemeanor for any person knowingly to sell, give, possess, use, or otherwise distribute or possess with the intent to sell, give, or distribute software that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of interfering with the operations of any person or entity that sells, over the Internet, tickets of admission to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement of any kind by circumventing any security measures on the ticket seller's website, circumventing any access control systems of the ticket seller's website, or circumventing any controls or measures that are instituted by the ticket seller on its website to ensure an equitable ticket buying process.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Provides that telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services, including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and hosting service providers, are not liable for computer tampering by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue of the provisions of other related telecommunications, commercial mobile services, or information services used by others in violation of the computer tampering statute.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Provides that the immunity from liability for telecommunication carriers, commercial mobile service providers, and providers of information services does not apply in cases of willful and wanton misconduct.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/6/2008HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May
  2/6/2008HouseFirst Reading
  2/6/2008HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/20/2008HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  2/21/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  3/5/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
  3/5/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
  3/5/2008HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
  3/6/2008HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  3/6/2008HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/6/2008HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
  3/6/2008HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  3/13/2008HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  3/13/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/2/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Karen May
  4/2/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/7/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
  4/8/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
  4/8/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/8/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
  4/8/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
  4/14/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Rules Refers to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
  4/18/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
  5/1/2008HouseRecalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
  5/1/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
  5/1/2008HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  5/9/2008HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
  5/16/2008HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-000-000
  5/16/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
  5/16/2008HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
  5/20/2008SenateArrive in Senate
  5/20/2008SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading
  5/20/2008SenateChief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
  5/20/2008SenateFirst Reading
  5/20/2008SenateReferred to Rules
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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