---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-THEFT-RENT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances the penalty for theft by one class higher if the offender falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit from a tenant."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3934"
citation: "Illinois HB 3934 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b4e8f93-3c80-4178-a710-808dcfbec3ff"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3934&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46768&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "99c6da2fc98784593d36b259db01f6e711ab4adab704ebc4a8d4e662705adb77"
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 3934 (96th) — CRIM CD-THEFT-RENT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances the penalty for theft by one class higher if the offender falsely poses as a landlord or agent or employee of the landlord and obtains a rent payment or a security deposit from a tenant.

## 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=09600HB3934&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46768&DocNum=3934&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3934eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46768&DocNum=3934&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3934enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46768&DocNum=3934&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LaShawn K. Ford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford `filing`
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 002-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Remains in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 006-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2009-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2009
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0496 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b4e8f93-3c80-4178-a710-808dcfbec3ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).