---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM-AGGR IDENTITY THEFT-GANG"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the offense of aggravated identity theft, includes identity theft committed in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 449"
citation: "Illinois HB 449 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-26"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb1d911d-5a9d-4891-9217-67f16d4d85e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=449&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27388&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "47a17c5dfe0bddc641aa51ecc9f64484e05b28665e61901e37a8ae016509c89b"
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 449 (95th) — CRIM-AGGR IDENTITY THEFT-GANG

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the offense of aggravated identity theft, includes identity theft committed in furtherance of the activities of an organized gang. 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=09500HB0449&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27388&DocNum=449&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0449eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27388&DocNum=449&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0449enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27388&DocNum=449&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jil Tracy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jil Tracy `filing`
- **2007-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2007-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-01-26** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-02-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-02-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-02-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-02-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-03-20** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2007-03-22** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 003-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2007-03-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-22** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. James H. Meyer
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2007-04-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **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. Randall M. Hultgren
- **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`
- **2007-05-15** 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** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2007
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0199 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb1d911d-5a9d-4891-9217-67f16d4d85e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).