---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of one year for a Class 4 felony violation, 2 years for a Class 3 felony violation, 3 years for a Class 2 felony violation, and 4 years for a Class 1 felony violation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1289"
citation: "Illinois HB 1289 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-15"
last_action: "2007-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b52f199c-199e-4dce-aa1d-f37bbec4b399"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1289&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30054&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "82a26902e8a73a285e8bd75cf6c4963ac4bce96f2016282069a3995ecf8dcc65"
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 1289 (95th) — CRIM CD-FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of one year for a Class 4 felony violation, 2 years for a Class 3 felony violation, 3 years for a Class 2 felony violation, and 4 years for a Class 1 felony violation.

## 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=09500HB1289&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30054&DocNum=1289&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1289eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30054&DocNum=1289&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1289enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30054&DocNum=1289&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sandra M. Pihos — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2007-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos `filing`
- **2007-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-20** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2007-03-22** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 002-000-001; Lost `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2007-03-22** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2007-03-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-27** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-20** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Carole Pankau `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000
- **2007-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Pankau `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2007-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 100-000-000
- **2007-06-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-31** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-08-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0569 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b52f199c-199e-4dce-aa1d-f37bbec4b399`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).