Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB1590: LIABILITY-UNSOLICITED IMAGES
Status: Passed one chamber, June 1, 2026
Creates the Civil Liability for Unsolicited Intimate Images Act. Provides that any person 18 years of age or older who knowingly and intentionally transmits obscene material by computer or other electronic means to the computer or electronic communication device of another person 18 years of age or older commits a trespass and is liable to the recipient of the obscene material for actual damages or $500, whichever is greater, in addition to reasonable attorney's fees and costs, if the person who receives the obscene material has not consented to the receipt of the obscene material or has expressly forbidden the receipt of the obscene material and if a reasonable person who receives the obscene material would suffer emotional distress as a result of the receipt of the obscene material. Authorizes the court to enjoin and restrain the defendant from committing such further acts. Provides that "obscene material" means material, including, but not limited to, images depicting a person engaging in an act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, sexual penetration, or masturbation, or depicting the exposed genitals or anus of any person, taken as a whole, that to the average person, applying contemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, that, taken as a whole, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Provides that the Act does not apply to (i) any Internet service provider, mobile data provider, or operator of an online or mobile application, to the extent that such entity is transmitting, routing, or providing connections for electronic communications initiated by or at the direction of another, (ii) any service that transmits material, including an on-demand, subscription, or advertising-supported service, (iii) a health care provider that transmits material for a legitimate medical purpose, or (iv) any transmission of commerc
What the bill says
An act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, sexualpenetration, or masturbation, or depicting the exposed genitals or anus ofany person, taken as a whole, that to the average person, applyingcontemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, that,taken as a whole, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patentlyoffensive way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary,artistic, political, or scientific value…
From the introduced text, January 22, 2025:
an act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, sexualpenetration, or masturbation, or depicting the exposed genitals or anus ofany person, taken as a whole, that to the average person, applyingcontemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, that,taken as a whole, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patentlyoffensive way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary,artistic, political, or scientific value. Provides that the Act does notapply to (i) any Internet service provider, mobile data provider, oroperator of an online or mobile application, to the extent that such entityis transmitting, routing, or providing connections for electroniccommunications initiated by or at the direction of another, (ii) anyservice that transmits material, including an on-demand, subscription, oradvertising-supported service, (iii) a health care provider that transmitsmaterial for a legitimate medical purpose, or (iv) any transmission ofcommercial email. Provides that venue for an action under the Act may liein the jurisdiction where the obscene material is transmitted from orwhere the obscene material is received or possessed by the plaintiff.LRB104 08224 JRC 18274 bA BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026HB1590Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. Anne Stava-MurraySYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act New Act Creates the Civil Liability for Unsolicited Intimate Images Act.Provides that any person 18 years of age or older who knowingly andintentionally transmits obscene material by computer or other …
Sponsors
- Anne Stava-Murray (D, 81) · primary sponsor
- Mary Edly (I) · primary sponsor
- Allen (I)
Latest actions
- : Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- : Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2026
- : Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 22, 2026
- : Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 15, 2026
- : Assigned to Executive
- : Referred to Assignments
- : First Reading
- : Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- : Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- : Arrive in Senate
Votes
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 9, 2026): 96 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee (March 19, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: New Act
Common questions
- What is HB1590?
- HB1590 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): LIABILITY-UNSOLICITED IMAGES.
- What does HB1590 do?
- In its own words: An act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, sexualpenetration, or masturbation, or depicting the exposed genitals or anus ofany person, taken as a whole, that to the average person, applyingcontemporary statewide standards, appeals to the prurient interest, that,taken as a whole, depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patentlyoffensive way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary,artistic, political, or scientific value…
- What is the status of HB1590?
- Passed one chamber as of June 1, 2026. Latest action: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (June 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1590?
- Anne Stava-Murray (D, 81), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1590?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1590&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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