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Illinois's HB 5848 (103rd General Assembly) would have amended the School Code's bullying prevention section (105 ILCS 5/27-23.7) so that, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, "cyber-bullying" includes distributing or posting a digital replica of an individual engaged in an activity the person did not engage in, including sexually explicit digitized depictions. It was not passed before the 103rd General Assembly ended (Session Sine Die, January 7, 2025).
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What it means for business
None: the bill died and never became law. It would have widened the School Code's cyber-bullying definition to cover digital replicas; it stated no duties for businesses.
Key provisions
- Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, "cyber-bullying" would include bullying through electronic distribution or posting of a digital replica of an individual engaged in an activity in which the depicted individual did not engage
- The covered digital replicas would include, but not be limited to, sexually explicit digitized depictions of the individual
- The bill would define "artificial intelligence", "digital replica" and "generative artificial intelligence"
- Introduced May 15, 2024 and referred to Rules Committee; no further action before Session Sine Die January 7, 2025
Latest legislative action
Jan 7, 2025. Session Sine Die
Sponsors (showing 5 of 25)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Carol A. Sente | Primary |
| Donald L. Moffitt | Primary |
| Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr. | Primary |
| Janet Yang Rohr D | Primary |
| Jil Tracy R | Primary |
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