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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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title: "CRIM CD-ONLINE THEFT"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "HB 780"
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citation: "Illinois HB 780 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-02"
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last_action: "2005-07-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40cb8829-b375-4de3-9ac7-f5c3bdb833f2"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=780&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15331&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "a68b7e09fc791664de731f52dad10e09325b444e2d8140070529a439caa1dfac"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 780 (94th) — CRIM CD-ONLINE THEFT
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0780&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15331&DocNum=780&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0780eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15331&DocNum=780&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0780enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15331&DocNum=780&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
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- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
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- Robert F. Flider — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider `filing`
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- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-03** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert F. Flider `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-03-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2005-04-05** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2005-04-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2005-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
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- **2005-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2005-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2005 `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
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- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
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- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
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- **2005-05-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
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- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
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- **2005-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
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- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
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- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-07-12** Effective Date July 12, 2005
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- **2005-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0179 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40cb8829-b375-4de3-9ac7-f5c3bdb833f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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