103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4837 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that for purposes of violating the child pornography law, depicting a person under 18 years of age personally engaging in or personally simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct includes a representation of a real or fictitious person through use of artificially intelligent software or computer-generated means, who is, or who a reasonable person would regard as being, a real person under 18 years of age, engaging in or simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct. LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4837 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that for purposes of violating the child pornography law, depicting a person under 18 years of age personally engaging in or personally simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct includes a representation of a real or fictitious person through use of artificially intelligent software or computer-generated means, who is, or who a reasonable person would regard as being, a real person under 18 years of age, engaging in or simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct. LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4837 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that for purposes of violating the child pornography law, depicting a person under 18 years of age personally engaging in or personally simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct includes a representation of a real or fictitious person through use of artificially intelligent software or computer-generated means, who is, or who a reasonable person would regard as being, a real person under 18 years of age, engaging in or simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct. LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b A BILL FOR HB4837LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 AN ACT concerning criminal law. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 5 changing Section 11-20.1 as follows: 6 (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1) 7 Sec. 11-20.1. Child pornography. 8 (a) A person commits child pornography who: 9 (1) films, videotapes, photographs, or otherwise 10 depicts or portrays by means of any similar visual medium 11 or reproduction or depicts by computer any child whom he 12 or she knows or reasonably should know to be under the age 13 of 18 or any person with a severe or profound intellectual 14 disability where such child or person with a severe or 15 profound intellectual disability is: 16 (i) actually or by simulation engaged in any act 17 of sexual penetration or sexual conduct with any 18 person or animal; or 19 (ii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act 20 of sexual penetration or sexual conduct involving the 21 sex organs of the child or person with a severe or 22 profound intellectual disability and the mouth, anus, 23 or sex organs of another person or animal; or which 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4837 Introduced , by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that for purposes of violating the child pornography law, depicting a person under 18 years of age personally engaging in or personally simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct includes a representation of a real or fictitious person through use of artificially intelligent software or computer-generated means, who is, or who a reasonable person would regard as being, a real person under 18 years of age, engaging in or simulating any act of sexual penetration or sexual conduct. LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b A BILL FOR 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1 from Ch. 38, par. 11-20.1 LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 2 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 2 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 2 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 involves the mouth, anus or sex organs of the child or 2 person with a severe or profound intellectual 3 disability and the sex organs of another person or 4 animal; or 5 (iii) actually or by simulation engaged in any act 6 of masturbation; or 7 (iv) actually or by simulation portrayed as being 8 the object of, or otherwise engaged in, any act of lewd 9 fondling, touching, or caressing involving another 10 person or animal; or 11 (v) actually or by simulation engaged in any act 12 of excretion or urination within a sexual context; or 13 (vi) actually or by simulation portrayed or 14 depicted as bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic, 15 masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in any sexual 16 context; or 17 (vii) depicted or portrayed in any pose, posture 18 or setting involving a lewd exhibition of the 19 unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic 20 area, buttocks, or, if such person is female, a fully 21 or partially developed breast of the child or other 22 person; or 23 (2) with the knowledge of the nature or content 24 thereof, reproduces, disseminates, offers to disseminate, 25 exhibits or possesses with intent to disseminate any film, 26 videotape, photograph or other similar visual reproduction HB4837 - 2 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 3 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 3 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 3 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 or depiction by computer of any child or person with a 2 severe or profound intellectual disability whom the person 3 knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 4 or to be a person with a severe or profound intellectual 5 disability, engaged in any activity described in 6 subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this 7 subsection; or 8 (3) with knowledge of the subject matter or theme 9 thereof, produces any stage play, live performance, film, 10 videotape or other similar visual portrayal or depiction 11 by computer which includes a child whom the person knows 12 or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 or a 13 person with a severe or profound intellectual disability 14 engaged in any activity described in subparagraphs (i) 15 through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this subsection; or 16 (4) solicits, uses, persuades, induces, entices, or 17 coerces any child whom he or she knows or reasonably 18 should know to be under the age of 18 or a person with a 19 severe or profound intellectual disability to appear in 20 any stage play, live presentation, film, videotape, 21 photograph or other similar visual reproduction or 22 depiction by computer in which the child or person with a 23 severe or profound intellectual disability is or will be 24 depicted, actually or by simulation, in any act, pose or 25 setting described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of 26 paragraph (1) of this subsection; or HB4837 - 3 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 4 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 4 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 4 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 (5) is a parent, step-parent, legal guardian or other 2 person having care or custody of a child whom the person 3 knows or reasonably should know to be under the age of 18 4 or a person with a severe or profound intellectual 5 disability and who knowingly permits, induces, promotes, 6 or arranges for such child or person with a severe or 7 profound intellectual disability to appear in any stage 8 play, live performance, film, videotape, photograph or 9 other similar visual presentation, portrayal or simulation 10 or depiction by computer of any act or activity described 11 in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of 12 this subsection; or 13 (6) with knowledge of the nature or content thereof, 14 possesses any film, videotape, photograph or other similar 15 visual reproduction or depiction by computer of any child 16 or person with a severe or profound intellectual 17 disability whom the person knows or reasonably should know 18 to be under the age of 18 or to be a person with a severe 19 or profound intellectual disability, engaged in any 20 activity described in subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of 21 paragraph (1) of this subsection; or 22 (7) solicits, or knowingly uses, persuades, induces, 23 entices, or coerces, a person to provide a child under the 24 age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound 25 intellectual disability to appear in any videotape, 26 photograph, film, stage play, live presentation, or other HB4837 - 4 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 5 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 5 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 5 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer in 2 which the child or person with a severe or profound 3 intellectual disability will be depicted, actually or by 4 simulation, in any act, pose, or setting described in 5 subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of paragraph (1) of this 6 subsection. 7 (a-1) For purposes of paragraphs (1) through (7) of 8 subsection (a), depicting a person under 18 years of age 9 personally engaging in or personally simulating any act of 10 sexual penetration or sexual conduct includes a representation 11 of a real or fictitious person through use of artificially 12 intelligent software or computer-generated means, who is, or 13 who a reasonable person would regard as being, a real person 14 under 18 years of age, engaging in or simulating any act of 15 sexual penetration or sexual conduct. 16 (a-5) The possession of each individual film, videotape, 17 photograph, or other similar visual reproduction or depiction 18 by computer in violation of this Section constitutes a single 19 and separate violation. This subsection (a-5) does not apply 20 to multiple copies of the same film, videotape, photograph, or 21 other similar visual reproduction or depiction by computer 22 that are identical to each other. 23 (b)(1) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of 24 child pornography that the defendant reasonably believed, 25 under all of the circumstances, that the child was 18 years of 26 age or older or that the person was not a person with a severe HB4837 - 5 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 6 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 6 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 6 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 or profound intellectual disability but only where, prior to 2 the act or acts giving rise to a prosecution under this 3 Section, he or she took some affirmative action or made a 4 bonafide inquiry designed to ascertain whether the child was 5 18 years of age or older or that the person was not a person 6 with a severe or profound intellectual disability and his or 7 her reliance upon the information so obtained was clearly 8 reasonable. 9 (1.5) Telecommunications carriers, commercial mobile 10 service providers, and providers of information services, 11 including, but not limited to, Internet service providers and 12 hosting service providers, are not liable under this Section 13 by virtue of the transmission, storage, or caching of 14 electronic communications or messages of others or by virtue 15 of the provision of other related telecommunications, 16 commercial mobile services, or information services used by 17 others in violation of this Section. 18 (2) (Blank). 19 (3) The charge of child pornography shall not apply to the 20 performance of official duties by law enforcement or 21 prosecuting officers or persons employed by law enforcement or 22 prosecuting agencies, court personnel or attorneys, nor to 23 bonafide treatment or professional education programs 24 conducted by licensed physicians, psychologists or social 25 workers. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material 26 that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, HB4837 - 6 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 7 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 7 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 7 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 custody, and control of either the State or the court. A motion 2 to view the evidence shall comply with subsection (e-5) of 3 this Section. 4 (4) If the defendant possessed more than one of the same 5 film, videotape or visual reproduction or depiction by 6 computer in which child pornography is depicted, then the 7 trier of fact may infer that the defendant possessed such 8 materials with the intent to disseminate them. 9 (5) The charge of child pornography does not apply to a 10 person who does not voluntarily possess a film, videotape, or 11 visual reproduction or depiction by computer in which child 12 pornography is depicted. Possession is voluntary if the 13 defendant knowingly procures or receives a film, videotape, or 14 visual reproduction or depiction for a sufficient time to be 15 able to terminate his or her possession. 16 (6) Any violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or 17 (7) of subsection (a) that includes a child engaged in, 18 solicited for, depicted in, or posed in any act of sexual 19 penetration or bound, fettered, or subject to sadistic, 20 masochistic, or sadomasochistic abuse in a sexual context 21 shall be deemed a crime of violence. 22 (c) If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, 23 or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), 24 (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a 25 mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of 26 $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or HB4837 - 7 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 8 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 8 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 8 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (1), (4), 2 (5), or (7) of subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a 3 mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of 4 $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, videotape, 5 or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (3) of 6 subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory minimum 7 fine of $1500 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation 8 involves a film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a 9 violation of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is a Class X 10 felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1500 and a maximum 11 fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a film, 12 videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph 13 (2) of subsection (a) is a Class 1 felony with a mandatory 14 minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. If the 15 violation involves a film, videotape, or other moving 16 depiction, a violation of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is a 17 Class X felony with a mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a 18 maximum fine of $100,000. If the violation does not involve a 19 film, videotape, or other moving depiction, a violation of 20 paragraph (6) of subsection (a) is a Class 3 felony with a 21 mandatory minimum fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of 22 $100,000. If the violation involves a film, videotape, or 23 other moving depiction, a violation of paragraph (6) of 24 subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum 25 fine of $1000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. 26 (c-5) Where the child depicted is under the age of 13, a HB4837 - 8 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 9 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 9 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 9 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of 2 subsection (a) is a Class X felony with a mandatory minimum 3 fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child 4 depicted is under the age of 13, a violation of paragraph (6) 5 of subsection (a) is a Class 2 felony with a mandatory minimum 6 fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child 7 depicted is under the age of 13, a person who commits a 8 violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (7) of 9 subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been 10 convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of 11 the offense of child pornography, aggravated child 12 pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated 13 criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of 14 a child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate 15 sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated 16 indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the 17 age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent 18 to those offenses, is guilty of a Class X felony for which the 19 person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less 20 than 9 years with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000 and a 21 maximum fine of $100,000. Where the child depicted is under 22 the age of 13, a person who commits a violation of paragraph 23 (6) of subsection (a) where the defendant has previously been 24 convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of 25 the offense of child pornography, aggravated child 26 pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated HB4837 - 9 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 10 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 10 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 10 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of 2 a child, or any of the offenses formerly known as rape, deviate 3 sexual assault, indecent liberties with a child, or aggravated 4 indecent liberties with a child where the victim was under the 5 age of 18 years or an offense that is substantially equivalent 6 to those offenses, is guilty of a Class 1 felony with a 7 mandatory minimum fine of $1,000 and a maximum fine of 8 $100,000. The issue of whether the child depicted is under the 9 age of 13 is an element of the offense to be resolved by the 10 trier of fact. 11 (d) If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent 12 violation of this Section within 10 years of a prior 13 conviction, the court shall order a presentence psychiatric 14 examination of the person. The examiner shall report to the 15 court whether treatment of the person is necessary. 16 (e) Any film, videotape, photograph or other similar 17 visual reproduction or depiction by computer which includes a 18 child under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or profound 19 intellectual disability engaged in any activity described in 20 subparagraphs (i) through (vii) or paragraph 1 of subsection 21 (a), and any material or equipment used or intended for use in 22 photographing, filming, printing, producing, reproducing, 23 manufacturing, projecting, exhibiting, depiction by computer, 24 or disseminating such material shall be seized and forfeited 25 in the manner, method and procedure provided by Section 36-1 26 of this Code for the seizure and forfeiture of vessels, HB4837 - 10 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 11 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 11 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 11 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 vehicles and aircraft. 2 In addition, any person convicted under this Section is 3 subject to the property forfeiture provisions set forth in 4 Article 124B of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. 5 (e-5) Upon the conclusion of a case brought under this 6 Section, the court shall seal all evidence depicting a victim 7 or witness that is sexually explicit. The evidence may be 8 unsealed and viewed, on a motion of the party seeking to unseal 9 and view the evidence, only for good cause shown and in the 10 discretion of the court. The motion must expressly set forth 11 the purpose for viewing the material. The State's attorney and 12 the victim, if possible, shall be provided reasonable notice 13 of the hearing on the motion to unseal the evidence. Any person 14 entitled to notice of a hearing under this subsection (e-5) 15 may object to the motion. 16 (f) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section: 17 (1) "Disseminate" means (i) to sell, distribute, 18 exchange or transfer possession, whether with or without 19 consideration or (ii) to make a depiction by computer 20 available for distribution or downloading through the 21 facilities of any telecommunications network or through 22 any other means of transferring computer programs or data 23 to a computer. 24 (2) "Produce" means to direct, promote, advertise, 25 publish, manufacture, issue, present or show. 26 (3) "Reproduce" means to make a duplication or copy. HB4837 - 11 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 12 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 12 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 12 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 (4) "Depict by computer" means to generate or create, 2 or cause to be created or generated, a computer program or 3 data that, after being processed by a computer either 4 alone or in conjunction with one or more computer 5 programs, results in a visual depiction on a computer 6 monitor, screen, or display. 7 (5) "Depiction by computer" means a computer program 8 or data that, after being processed by a computer either 9 alone or in conjunction with one or more computer 10 programs, results in a visual depiction on a computer 11 monitor, screen, or display. 12 (6) "Computer", "computer program", and "data" have 13 the meanings ascribed to them in Section 17.05 of this 14 Code. 15 (7) For the purposes of this Section, "child 16 pornography" includes a film, videotape, photograph, or 17 other similar visual medium or reproduction or depiction 18 by computer that is, or appears to be, that of a person, 19 either in part, or in total, under the age of 18 or a 20 person with a severe or profound intellectual disability, 21 regardless of the method by which the film, videotape, 22 photograph, or other similar visual medium or reproduction 23 or depiction by computer is created, adopted, or modified 24 to appear as such. "Child pornography" also includes a 25 film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual 26 medium or reproduction or depiction by computer that is HB4837 - 12 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 13 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 13 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 13 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 advertised, promoted, presented, described, or distributed 2 in such a manner that conveys the impression that the 3 film, videotape, photograph, or other similar visual 4 medium or reproduction or depiction by computer is of a 5 person under the age of 18 or a person with a severe or 6 profound intellectual disability. 7 (g) Re-enactment; findings; purposes. 8 (1) The General Assembly finds and declares that: 9 (i) Section 50-5 of Public Act 88-680, effective 10 January 1, 1995, contained provisions amending the 11 child pornography statute, Section 11-20.1 of the 12 Criminal Code of 1961. Section 50-5 also contained 13 other provisions. 14 (ii) In addition, Public Act 88-680 was entitled 15 "AN ACT to create a Safe Neighborhoods Law". (A) 16 Article 5 was entitled JUVENILE JUSTICE and amended 17 the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. (B) Article 15 was 18 entitled GANGS and amended various provisions of the 19 Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of 20 Corrections. (C) Article 20 was entitled ALCOHOL ABUSE 21 and amended various provisions of the Illinois Vehicle 22 Code. (D) Article 25 was entitled DRUG ABUSE and 23 amended the Cannabis Control Act and the Illinois 24 Controlled Substances Act. (E) Article 30 was entitled 25 FIREARMS and amended the Criminal Code of 1961 and the 26 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (F) Article 35 HB4837 - 13 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 14 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 14 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 14 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b 1 amended the Criminal Code of 1961, the Rights of Crime 2 Victims and Witnesses Act, and the Unified Code of 3 Corrections. (G) Article 40 amended the Criminal Code 4 of 1961 to increase the penalty for compelling 5 organization membership of persons. (H) Article 45 6 created the Secure Residential Youth Care Facility 7 Licensing Act and amended the State Finance Act, the 8 Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Unified Code of 9 Corrections, and the Private Correctional Facility 10 Moratorium Act. (I) Article 50 amended the WIC Vendor 11 Management Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card 12 Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Criminal Code 13 of 1961, the Wrongs to Children Act, and the Unified 14 Code of Corrections. 15 (iii) On September 22, 1998, the Third District 16 Appellate Court in People v. Dainty, 701 N.E. 2d 118, 17 ruled that Public Act 88-680 violates the single 18 subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Article 19 IV, Section 8 (d)) and was unconstitutional in its 20 entirety. As of the time this amendatory Act of 1999 21 was prepared, People v. Dainty was still subject to 22 appeal. 23 (iv) Child pornography is a vital concern to the 24 people of this State and the validity of future 25 prosecutions under the child pornography statute of 26 the Criminal Code of 1961 is in grave doubt. HB4837 - 14 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837- 15 -LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 15 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 15 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b HB4837 - 15 - LRB103 38161 RLC 68294 b