---
type: "Bill"
title: "LIMITATION-THEFT-EXPLOIT ELDER"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for theft of property (rather than involving real property) exceeding $100,000 in value or financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability may be commenced within 7 years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5805"
citation: "Illinois HB 5805 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0318b9e3-7918-4dbb-a83d-6f33a8a6aa66"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5805&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95268&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "e9f575305ca0ed114bcf86b5e8966e636b5767e5ebfbecfb8f85782e576afdff"
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 5805 (99th) — LIMITATION-THEFT-EXPLOIT ELDER

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a prosecution for theft of property (rather than involving real property) exceeding $100,000 in value or financial exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability may be commenced within 7 years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime. 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=09900HB5805&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95268&DocNum=5805&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5805eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95268&DocNum=5805&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5805enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95268&DocNum=5805&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michelle Mussman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michelle Mussman `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2016-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Bradley
- **2016-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2016-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2016-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr.
- **2016-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2016-04-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2016-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2016-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2016-04-13** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 14, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2016-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
- **2016-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-19** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2016-04-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Criminal Law; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2016-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2016-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2016
- **2016-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0820 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0318b9e3-7918-4dbb-a83d-6f33a8a6aa66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).