---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-AGG ID THEFT"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances the penalties for aggravated identity theft. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 597"
citation: "Illinois HB 597 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-05"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20ce154b-0454-4075-992b-cadda5199de9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=597&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=41358&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "051c647475389cb0ef94d5a6178376868885f0ea5793e5b332ec94200322dfe0"
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 597 (96th) — CRIM CD-AGG ID THEFT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Enhances the penalties for aggravated identity theft. 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=09600HB0597&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41358&DocNum=597&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0597eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41358&DocNum=597&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0597enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=41358&DocNum=597&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2009-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-11** Assigned to Computer Technology Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Computer Technology Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2009-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2009-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **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
- **2009-05-14** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 049-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2009
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0243 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20ce154b-0454-4075-992b-cadda5199de9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).