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Bill	CRIM CD-ONLINE THEFT	Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of online sale of stolen property. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses or accesses the Internet with the intent of selling property gained through unlawful means. Creates the offense of online theft by deception. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses the Internet to purchase or attempt to purchase property from a seller with a mode of payment that he or she knows or has reason to believe is fictitious, stolen, or lacking the consent of the valid account holder. Creates the offense of electronic fencing. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she sells stolen property using the Internet, knowing that the property was stolen. Provides that a person who unknowingly purchases stolen property over the Internet does not violate this provision. Establishes penalties for violations. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	94th	HB 780	Illinois HB 780 (94th)	bill		enacted		3	38	2	2005-02-02	2005-07-12	openstates	ocd-bill/40cb8829-b375-4de3-9ac7-f5c3bdb833f2	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=780&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15331&SessionID=50&GA=94	a68b7e09fc791664de731f52dad10e09325b444e2d8140070529a439caa1dfac	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 780 (94th) — CRIM CD-ONLINE THEFT

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of online sale of stolen property. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses or accesses the Internet with the intent of selling property gained through unlawful means. Creates the offense of online theft by deception. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she uses the Internet to purchase or attempt to purchase property from a seller with a mode of payment that he or she knows or has reason to believe is fictitious, stolen, or lacking the consent of the valid account holder. Creates the offense of electronic fencing. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she sells stolen property using the Internet, knowing that the property was stolen. Provides that a person who unknowingly purchases stolen property over the Internet does not violate this provision. Establishes penalties for violations. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
• M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Flider — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2005-02-02 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider filing
• 2005-02-02 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-02-02 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-02-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2005-02-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2005-02-08 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee referral-committee
• 2005-03-03 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-001-000 committee-passage
• 2005-03-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider amendment-introduction
• 2005-03-07 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2005-03-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2005-04-05 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2005-04-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2005-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2005-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2005-04-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2005-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
• 2005-04-06 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-04-07 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2005-04-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2005 reading-1
• 2005-04-14 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
• 2005-04-15 First Reading reading-1
• 2005-04-15 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2005-04-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
• 2005-04-21 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
• 2005-05-05 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2005-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
• 2005-05-10 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2005-05-11 Second Reading reading-2
• 2005-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
• 2005-05-11 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
• 2005-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2005-05-17 Passed Both Houses
• 2005-05-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
• 2005-06-15 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2005-07-12 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2005-07-12 Effective Date July 12, 2005
• 2005-07-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0179 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/40cb8829-b375-4de3-9ac7-f5c3bdb833f2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).