---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FORGERY-DEEDS"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that forgery of a property deed is a Class 2 (rather than a Class 3) felony. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4613"
citation: "Illinois HB 4613 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-01-24"
last_action: "2008-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64e635a6-f865-4dd8-b061-2284be008da3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4613&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35288&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "8351553708499de7d5085863c04de1903aba7aa19061e909ded10e264ecf4045"
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 4613 (95th) — CRIM CD-FORGERY-DEEDS

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that forgery of a property deed is a Class 2 (rather than a Class 3) felony. 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=09500HB4613&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35288&DocNum=4613&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4613eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35288&DocNum=4613&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4613enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35288&DocNum=4613&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Heather Steans — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly A. Lightford — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2008-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-25** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2008-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2008-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-11-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2008-11-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-11-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-12** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2009
- **2008-11-12** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-11-18** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2008-11-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-11-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-11-19** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 19, 2008
- **2008-11-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2008-11-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 20, 2008
- **2008-11-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2008-11-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2008-11-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2008-11-20** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-11-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-11-20** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2008-11-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2008-11-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2008-11-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2008-11-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2008-11-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2008-11-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- **2008-11-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 110-000-000
- **2008-11-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-12-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-12-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-12-31** Effective Date June 1, 2009
- **2008-12-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1022 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64e635a6-f865-4dd8-b061-2284be008da3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).