HB2219 Summary

• Eliminates the rebuttable presumption that possession of more than one copy of the same child pornography material indicates intent to disseminate.

• Creates a new Class X felony with mandatory sentencing of 9 to 40 years imprisonment for possessing more than one of the same film, videotape, or computer depiction of child pornography.

• Amends the child pornography statute (720 ILCS 5/11-20.1) to increase penalties for certain violations involving multiple copies of identical materials.