104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3308 Introduced , by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355 Amends the Wrongs to Children Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a child under 18 years of age to engage in panhandling unless the child is a representative of a nonprofit organization. Provides that any person under 18 years of age who engages in panhandling is guilty of a petty offense. Defines "panhandling". LRB104 10020 RLC 20091 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3308 Introduced , by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355 720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351 720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355 Amends the Wrongs to Children Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a child under 18 years of age to engage in panhandling unless the child is a representative of a nonprofit organization. Provides that any person under 18 years of age who engages in panhandling is guilty of a petty offense. Defines "panhandling". LRB104 10020 RLC 20091 b LRB104 10020 RLC 20091 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3308 Introduced , by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355 720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351 720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355
720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351
720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355
Amends the Wrongs to Children Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a child under 18 years of age to engage in panhandling unless the child is a representative of a nonprofit organization. Provides that any person under 18 years of age who engages in panhandling is guilty of a petty offense. Defines "panhandling".
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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 Wrongs to Children Act is amended by
5 changing Sections 1 and 5 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 150/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2351)
7 Sec. 1. Prohibited activities involving children.
8 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person having the care,
9 custody or control of any child under the age of fourteen
10 years, to exhibit, use or employ, or in any manner, or under
11 any pretense, sell, apprentice, give away, let out, or
12 otherwise dispose of any such child to any person in or for the
13 vocation or occupation, service or purpose of singing, playing
14 on musical instruments, rope or wire walking, dancing,
15 begging, or peddling, or as a gymnast, contortionist, rider or
16 acrobat in any place whatsoever, or for any obscene, indecent
17 or immoral purpose, exhibition or practice whatsoever, or for,
18 or in any business, exhibition or vocation injurious to the
19 health or dangerous to the life or limb of such child, or
20 cause, procure or encourage any such child to engage therein.
21 Nothing in this section contained shall apply to or affect the
22 employment or use of any such child as a singer or musician in
23 any church, school or academy (or at any respectable
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB3308 Introduced , by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355 720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351 720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355
720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351
720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355
Amends the Wrongs to Children Act. Provides that it is unlawful for a child under 18 years of age to engage in panhandling unless the child is a representative of a nonprofit organization. Provides that any person under 18 years of age who engages in panhandling is guilty of a petty offense. Defines "panhandling".
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720 ILCS 150/1 from Ch. 23, par. 2351
720 ILCS 150/5 from Ch. 23, par. 2355
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1 entertainment), or the teaching or learning the science or
2 practice of music.
3 (b) It is unlawful for a child under 18 years of age to
4 engage in panhandling. As used in this subsection (b),
5 "panhandling" means the selling of food products or other
6 items; or begging for money or asking for monetary donations
7 unless the child is representing a nonprofit organization.
8 "Panhandling" does not include a solicitation of money or a
9 gratuity for:
10 (1) a religious organization such as a church,
11 synagogue, mosque, temple, or other organized religion;
12 (2) a recognized charity or organization that is
13 exempt from full or partial taxation under Section 501 of
14 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
15 (3) a friend or family member either in person or
16 through the Internet.
17 (Source: Laws 1877, p. 90.)
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