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+type: "Bill"
+title: "CRIM CD-AGG ID THEFT"
+description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances the penalties for aggravated identity theft. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "96th"
+identifier: "HB 597"
+citation: "Illinois HB 597 (96th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2009-02-05"
+last_action: "2009-08-11"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20ce154b-0454-4075-992b-cadda5199de9"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=597&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41358&SessionID=76&GA=96"
+source_hash: "051c647475389cb0ef94d5a6178376868885f0ea5793e5b332ec94200322dfe0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 597 (96th) — CRIM CD-AGG ID THEFT
+
+Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances the penalties for aggravated identity theft. Effective immediately.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0597&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41358&DocNum=597&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0597eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41358&DocNum=597&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0597enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41358&DocNum=597&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
+- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
+- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Computer Technology Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2009-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
+- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
+- **2009-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2009 `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
+- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
+- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
+- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
+- **2009-04-30** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Enhancements and Redundancy
+- **2009-05-07** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
+- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2009
+- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
+- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
+- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
+- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
+- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0243 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20ce154b-0454-4075-992b-cadda5199de9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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