HB3282 Summary

• Eliminates the rebuttable presumption that possession of multiple copies of the same child pornography material indicates intent to disseminate.

• Creates a new Class X felony for possessing more than one copy of the same child pornography film, videotape, or computer depiction, with mandatory imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years.

• Maintains existing criminal penalties for other child pornography offenses, including Class 1 and Class 3 felonies with mandatory minimum fines ranging from $1,000 to $2,000.

• Requires courts to seal all sexually explicit evidence depicting victims or witnesses after case conclusion, with unsealing only permitted for good cause and at the court's discretion.

• Re-enacts Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 to address constitutional concerns raised in prior court decisions about the validity of child pornography prosecutions.