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IL HB2123

IL HB2123
DIGITAL FORGERIES ACT


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Introduced
02/03/2023
In Committee
04/26/2023
Crossed Over
03/23/2023
Passed
05/17/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/28/2023

Introduced Session

103rd General Assembly

Bill Summary

concerning civil law.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Civil Remedies for Nonconsensual Dissemination of Private Sexual Images Act in Illinois. The key provisions include: 1. Expanding the definition of "sexual image" to include not only images that show a person's private body parts or sexual activity, but also those that "falsely appear to show" such content. This targets the creation and distribution of digitally altered or "deepfake" sexual images without consent. 2. Allowing individuals to bring a civil lawsuit if their identifiable private sexual image, including a digitally altered one, is intentionally shared without their consent and causes them harm. The bill clarifies that consent to creating the original image or previous consensual disclosure does not automatically mean the person consented to its nonconsensual sharing. 3. Providing exceptions to liability, such as for law enforcement, legal proceedings, medical education, or reporting unlawful conduct, but specifying that being a public figure or including a political message does not make the image a matter of public concern. 4. Allowing courts to award damages, including statutory damages up to $10,000 per defendant, as well as equitable relief such as injunctions ordering the removal of the shared image.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (57)

Mary Edly-Allen (D)* Jen Gong-Gershowitz (D)* Jaime Andrade (D),  Dee Avelar (D),  Terri Bryant (R),  Kelly Burke (D),  Mary Beth Canty (D),  Kelly Cassidy (D),  Cristina Castro (D),  Javier Cervantes (D),  Sharon Chung (D),  Margaret Croke (D),  Eva-Dina Delgado (D),  Dan Didech (D),  Laura Ellman (D),  Paul Faraci (D),  Laura Faver Dias (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  Laura Fine (D),  Mary Flowers (D),  Ann Gillespie (D),  Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D),  Mike Halpin (D),  Erica Harriss (R),  Maura Hirschauer (D),  Linda Holmes (D),  Adriane Johnson (D),  Stephanie Kifowit (D),  Dave Koehler (D),  Meg Loughran Cappel (D),  Natalie Manley (D),  Rob Martwick (D),  Joyce Mason (D),  Rita Mayfield (D),  Dan McConchie (R),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Anna Moeller (D),  Julie Morrison (D),  Kevin Olickal (D),  Mike Porfirio (D),  Willie Preston (D),  Abdelnasser Rashid (D),  Sue Rezin (R),  Sue Scherer (D),  Mike Simmons (D),  Steve Stadelman (D),  Nabeela Syed (D),  Doris Turner (D),  Sally Turner (R),  Rachel Ventura (D),  Karina Villa (D),  Celina Villanueva (D),  Ram Villivalam (D),  Chris Welch (D),  Maurice West (D),  Ann Williams (D),  Janet Yang Rohr (D), 

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0294 (on 07/28/2023)

Bill Topics

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
  • ‐ Right to Privacy and Access to Government Information
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
  • ‐ Civil Law and Procedure
  • ‐ Sex Offenses, Child Pornography, and Sexual Assault

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