FACILITATING PROSTITUTION Senate SponsorsSen. Willie Preston, Michael E. Hastings, Bill Cunningham, Laura Fine and Robert F. Martwick 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die 235 ILCS 5/6-2from Ch. 43, par. 120720 ILCS 5/10-9720 ILCS 5/11-9.3720 ILCS 5/11-14.3720 ILCS 5/11-14.4720 ILCS 5/11-18from Ch. 38, par. 11-18720 ILCS 5/11-18.1from Ch. 38, par. 11-18.1720 ILCS 5/33G-3725 ILCS 5/108B-3from Ch. 38, par. 108B-3725 ILCS 5/124B-300740 ILCS 128/10Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits the offense of trafficking in persons when the person knowingly: (1) maintains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, advertise or maintain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that the person will be subjected to prostitution or a commercial sex act; or (2) recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, advertises, or maintains by any means, or attempts to recruit, entice, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, advertise or maintain by any means, another person, intending or knowing that the person will be subjected to prostitution or a commercial sex act as a result of coercion. Provides that in determining sentences for human trafficking within statutory maximums, the sentencing court may provide for substantially increased sentences in cases involving more than 5 (rather than 10) victims. Changes the name of the offense of promoting prostitution to promoting or facilitating prostitution. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person: (1) owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or conspires or attempts to do so, with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person; or (2) owns, manages, or operates an interactive computer service or conspires or attempts to do so, with the intent to promote or facilitate the prostitution of another person; and (A) promotes or facilitates the prostitution of 5 or more persons; or (B) acts in reckless disregard of the fact that such conduct contributed to sex trafficking in violation of the trafficking in persons law. Defines "interactive computer service". Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes. 2/9/2024SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Willie Preston 2/9/2024SenateFirst Reading 2/9/2024SenateReferred to Assignments 5/13/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings 5/14/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham 5/15/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine 5/23/2024SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert F. Martwick 1/7/2025SenateSession Sine Die