CRIM CD-HATE CRIME-ELECTRONIC Senate SponsorsSen. Ira I. Silverstein-Jeffrey M. Schoenberg-Jacqueline Y. Collins-Carol Ronen House Sponsors(Rep. Lou Lang-Edward J. Acevedo-Linda Chapa LaVia-Jack D. Franks-Elizabeth Coulson, Sara Feigenholtz, Milton Patterson and Kurt M. Granberg) 6/27/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0080 720 ILCS 5/12-7.1from Ch. 38, par. 12-7.1Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits a hate crime if by reason of the actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin of another individual or group of individuals, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors, he or she commits any form of harassment through electronic communications as defined in the Harassing and Obscene Communications Act (rather than just threatening injury to the person or to the property of the person to whom the electronic communication is directed). Effective immediately.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Restores provision that a person commits a hate crime when, by reason of the actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or national origin of another individual or group of individuals, regardless of the existence of any other motivating factor or factors, he or she commits harassment through electronic communications by threatening injury to the person or to the property of the person to whom an electronic communication is directed or to any of his or her family or household members. Also provides that a hate crime is committed when for the prohibited reasons a person interrupts, with the intent to harass, the telephone service or electronic communication service of a person. 2/3/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 2/3/2005SenateFirst Reading 2/3/2005SenateReferred to Rules 2/17/2005SenateAssigned to Judiciary 2/24/2005SenateHeld in Judiciary 3/1/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg 3/2/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/9/2005SenatePostponed - Judiciary 3/14/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 3/14/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary 3/15/2005SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/16/2005SenateDo Pass as Amended Judiciary; 010-000-000 3/16/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005 4/11/2005SenateSecond Reading 4/11/2005SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005 4/14/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins 4/14/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carol Ronen 4/14/2005SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 4/14/2005HouseArrived in House 4/14/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 4/15/2005HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang 4/15/2005HouseFirst Reading 4/15/2005HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/20/2005HouseAssigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee 4/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo 4/26/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia 4/28/2005HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 4/28/2005HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/28/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks 4/28/2005HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson 5/2/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 5/10/2005HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/10/2005HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/17/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson 5/17/2005HouseAdded Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg 5/17/2005HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/17/2005SenatePassed Both Houses 6/15/2005SenateSent to the Governor 6/27/2005SenateGovernor Approved 6/27/2005SenateEffective Date June 27, 2005 6/27/2005SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0080