---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer or a public employee or an official or employee of the federal government commits a Class A (rather than a Class B) misdemeanor. Provides that if the false representation is made in furtherance of the commission of a felony, the penalty for a violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 132"
citation: "Illinois SB 132 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ba21e48-d1c4-4ddc-bbfa-0f1f6d98fff7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=132&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27345&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "15e7a21ad6865b46c91762a0ff058f6b65c5cbf771218f7fbbcc296f86bcce20"
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 SB 132 (95th) — CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person who falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer or a public employee or an official or employee of the federal government commits a Class A (rather than a Class B) misdemeanor. Provides that if the false representation is made in furtherance of the commission of a felony, the penalty for a violation of this provision is a Class 4 felony.

## 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=09500SB0132&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27345&DocNum=132&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0132eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27345&DocNum=132&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0132enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27345&DocNum=132&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
- Edward J. Acevedo — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
- John O. Jones — primary (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
- Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John O. Jones `filing`
- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2007-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2007-04-25** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2007-04-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. David Reis
- **2007-05-22** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. David Reis
- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0324 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ba21e48-d1c4-4ddc-bbfa-0f1f6d98fff7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).