Bill Status of HB 4574   96th General Assembly


Short Description:  CRIM CD-THEFT PUBLIC FUNDS

House Sponsors
Rep. Elizabeth Coulson-Sidney H. Mathias-Patricia R. Bellock-Donald L. Moffitt

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
720 ILCS 5/16-1.4 new
720 ILCS 5/33E-16

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of theft of public funds. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she: (1) embezzles, steals, purloins, obtains by fraud, or knowingly converts to his or her use or the use of another, or without authority sells, conveys, or disposes of, any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or of any unit of local government or school district, or any property made or being made under contract for the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or any unit of local government or school district; or (2) receives, conceals, or retains the record, voucher, money, thing of value, or property of the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or of any unit of local government or school district, or any property made or being made under contract for the State of Illinois or any department or agency of the State, or any unit of local government or school district with intent to convert it to his or her use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined, obtained by fraud, or converted. Establishes penalties based on the value of the property unlawfully obtained. Changes the statute concerning misapplication of funds. Includes embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud, or otherwise without authority knowingly converting to the use of any person other than the rightful owner or intentionally misapplying, property that is owned by, or is under the care, custody, or control of the State of Illinois or of any agency of the State, a unit of local government, or school district.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  5/27/2009HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
  5/27/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  5/27/2009HouseFirst Reading
  5/27/2009HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  5/28/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  5/28/2009HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  1/11/2011HouseSession Sine Die

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