---
type: "Bill"
title: "LAW ENFORC-PROP DISPOSE-CHARTY"
description: "Amends the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Provides that if there is property in the custody of a law enforcement agency whose ownership has been unascertained for at least 6 months, a sheriff, police chief, or principal law enforcement official, who determines that the public interest would be served, may donate the property to a registered charity or transfer the property to the local government of which the official is a part or to the State (instead of transfer the property to the local government of which the official is a part or to the State)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1553"
citation: "Illinois HB 1553 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebe7d904-2534-4d42-9cb3-91b60407f38c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1553&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58699&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4819c9777a5a51927e77742363651310b4004c5586ba94a4e6cec3568d935504"
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 1553 (97th) — LAW ENFORC-PROP DISPOSE-CHARTY

Amends the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Provides that if there is property in the custody of a law enforcement agency whose ownership has been unascertained for at least 6 months, a sheriff, police chief, or principal law enforcement official, who determines that the public interest would be served, may donate the property to a registered charity or transfer the property to the local government of which the official is a part or to the State (instead of transfer the property to the local government of which the official is a part or to the State).

## 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=09700HB1553&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58699&DocNum=1553&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1553eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58699&DocNum=1553&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1553enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58699&DocNum=1553&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carol A. Sente — primary (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Carol A. Sente `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2011-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William Cunningham
- **2011-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2011-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2011-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2011-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2011-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2011-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2011-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in State Government Administration Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2011-03-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2011-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-06-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0028 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebe7d904-2534-4d42-9cb3-91b60407f38c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).