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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4780   </title>
<shortdesc>CRIM CD-TRAVEL MEET MINOR</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti-Sidney H. Mathias-Bob Biggins, Linda Chapa LaVia, Jack D. Franks, Elizabeth Hernandez and Edward J. Acevedo</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>720 ILCS 5/11-6.6 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amend the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of traveling to meet a minor. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she travels any distance either within this State, to this State, or from this State by any means, or attempts to do so, or causes another to do so or to attempt to do so, for the purpose of engaging in any illegal sexual act or certain other illegal conduct or to otherwise engage in other unlawful sexual conduct with a child under 18 years of age or with another person believed by the person to be a child after using a computer on-line service, Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to: (1) seduce, solicit, lure, or entice or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child or another person believed by the person to be a child, to engage in any such illegal act or (2) solicit, lure, or entice or attempt to solicit, lure, or entice a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child or a person believed to be a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child to consent to the participation of such child in any such illegal act. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/5/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</action>
<statusdate>3/14/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/17/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez</action>
<statusdate>4/8/2008</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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