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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3242

Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Sue Rezin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/12C-75 new

Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Securing Against
Future Exploitation of Kids in Digital Spaces (SAFEKIDS) Act. Amends the
Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a sex offender who is required to
register under the Sex Offender Registration Act who has committed a
criminal offense against a victim who is under 18 years of age shall not
create or have control of an account on a social media platform unless the
account displays his or her full legal name. Provides that a person who
violates this provision is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first
offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. Provides
that the provision applies retroactively. Defines terms.
LRB104 19434 RLC 32882 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 1.
This Act may be referred to as the Securing
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Against Future Exploitation of Kids in Digital Spaces
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(SAFEKIDS) Act.

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Section 5.
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
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Section 12C-75 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/12C-75 new)
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Sec. 12C-75.
Registered sex offenders who committed
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criminal offenses against minors; social media accounts; full
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legal name.
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(a) In this Section:
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"Social media platform" means a website or application
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that is open to the public, allows a user to create an account,
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and enables users to do all of the following:
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(1) interact socially with other users within the
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confines of the website or application;
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(2) construct a public or semi-public profile for the
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purpose of signing into and using the website or
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application;
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(3) populate a list of other users with whom an

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individual shares or has the ability to share a social
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connection within the website or application; and
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(4) create or post content viewable by others,
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including on message boards, chat rooms, video channels,
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direct or private messages, chats, or a landing page or
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main feed that presents the user with content generated by
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other users.
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"Social media platform" does not include:
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(A) a broadband Internet access service as defined
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by the Federal Communications Commission;
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(B) an email service;
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(C) a search engine service;
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(D) a cloud storage or cloud computing service;
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(E) an online service, application, or website in
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which interaction between users is limited to
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reviewing products offered for sale by electronic
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commerce or commenting on reviews posted by other
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users; or
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(F) an online service, application, or website:
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(i) that consists primarily of information or
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content that is not user-generated but is
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preselected by the provider; and
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(ii) for which any chat, comments, or
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interactive functionality is incidental to,
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directly related to, or dependent upon the
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provision of the content described in subparagraph

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(i).
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(b) A sex offender who is required to register under the
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Sex Offender Registration Act who has committed a criminal
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offense against a victim who is under 18 years of age shall not
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create or have control of an account on a social media platform
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unless the account displays his or her full legal name.
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(c) This Section applies retroactively.
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(d) Sentence. Any person who violates subsection (b) is
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guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a
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Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense.

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