Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 1818 — CRIM CD-FINANCIAL CRIME

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0534

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2009. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that theft of property exceeding $1,000,000 in value is a Class X felony. In the Illinois Financial Crime Law, deletes provision that a financial crime which is loan fraud in connection with a loan secured by residential real estate is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of SB 1818 now classifies theft of property valued over $1,000,000 as a Class X felony, which carries more severe penalties. Additionally, it removes a specific provision that categorized loan fraud related to residential real estate as a Class 4 felony. These changes highlight a shift towards harsher consequences for significant theft, signaling a stronger stance against high-value crimes, while also streamlining the classification of financial crimes. This matters because it could deter serious theft and improve legal clarity regarding financial offenses.

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SB1818 Engrossed LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
SB1818 Enrolled LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b AN ACT concerning criminal law.
or (5) Obtains or exerts control over property in the custody of any law enforcement agency which is explicitly represented to him by any law enforcement officer or any individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency as being stolen, and SB1818 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b (A) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property;
or (5) Obtains or exerts control over property in the custody of any law enforcement agency which is explicitly represented to him by any law enforcement officer or any individual acting in behalf of a law enforcement agency as being stolen, and SB1818 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b (A) Intends to deprive the owner permanently of the use or benefit of the property;
When a person SB1818 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b has any such prior conviction, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony.
When a person SB1818 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b has any such prior conviction, the information or indictment charging that person shall state such prior conviction so as to give notice of the State's intention to treat the charge as a felony.
(6.1) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class X felony if the theft was committed in a school or SB1818 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b place of worship or if the theft was of governmental property.
(6.1) Theft of property exceeding $100,000 in value is a Class X felony if the theft was committed in a school or SB1818 Enrolled - 4 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b place of worship or if the theft was of governmental property.
(b) A person who has been convicted of a financial crime, the full value of which does not exceed $300, and who has been previously convicted of a financial crime or any type of theft, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential burglary, possession of burglary tools, or home invasion, is guilty of a SB1818 Engrossed - 5 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b Class 4 felony.
(b) A person who has been convicted of a financial crime, the full value of which does not exceed $300, and who has been previously convicted of a financial crime or any type of theft, robbery, armed robbery, burglary, residential burglary, possession of burglary tools, or home invasion, is guilty of a SB1818 Enrolled - 5 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b Class 4 felony.
SB1818 Engrossed - 6 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b (f) A financial crime which is a financial institution robbery is a Class 1 felony.
SB1818 Enrolled - 6 - LRB096 04567 RLC 14622 b (f) A financial crime which is a financial institution robbery is a Class 1 felony.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0534

  2. Effective Date August 14, 2009

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black

  6. Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  7. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock

  8. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto

  9. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti

  10. Passed Both Houses

  11. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-007-001

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  13. Second Reading - Short Debate

  14. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  15. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000

  16. Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

  17. Referred to Rules Committee

  18. First Reading

  19. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza

  20. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  21. Arrived in House

  22. Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Randall M. Hultgren

  24. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes

  25. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009

  26. Second Reading

  27. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2009

  28. Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000

  29. Assigned to Criminal Law

  30. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz

  31. Referred to Assignments

  32. First Reading

  33. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner

Sponsors

  • John J. Millner · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • John J. Millner

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Third Reading

Passed 97 Yea · 7 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 866011
Democrat 7103
Republican 4000
Total 977014
% of votes cast 82%6%0%12%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Not Voting
Myers — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Nekritz — Nay
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Senger — Yea
Soto — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Turner — Yea
Brady — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Burke — Yea
Winters — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Watson — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Howard — Yea
May — Not Voting
Harris — Nay
Mulligan — Not Voting
Mitchell, Bill — Not Voting
Gordon, Careen — Not Voting
Washington — Not Voting
Yarbrough — Not Voting
Zalewski — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Nay
D'Amico — Yea
Dugan — Not Voting
Fritchey — Nay
Jackson — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Lang — Nay
Leitch — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Not Voting
Bost — Not Voting
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Not Voting
Burns — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Not Voting
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Nay
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Not Voting
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 53 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43006
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 53006
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Noland — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Kotowski — Not Voting
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Not Voting
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Not Voting
Sandoval — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Forby — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety finance
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1818 do?
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that theft of property exceeding $1,000,000 in value is a Class X felony. In the Illinois Financial Crime Law, deletes provision that a financial crime which is loan fraud in connection with a loan secured by residential real estate is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
Who sponsors SB 1818?
SB 1818 is sponsored by John J. Millner.
What is the current status of SB 1818?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 20, 2009. Enacted.
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