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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-THEFT LIMITATION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a prosecution for theft involving real property exceeding $100,000 in value, identity theft, aggravated identity theft, or any violation of the Illinois Financial Crime Law may be commenced within 7 years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 281"
citation: "Illinois HB 281 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-01-12"
last_action: "2007-08-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/699e0229-150b-468a-9d7f-b9afcda6f0a8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=281&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=27026&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "eeb26c89ac6f33f975c45804c81e323bc0223b388febaf9f3bd513d2f157de41"
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 281 (95th) — CRIM CD-THEFT LIMITATION
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a prosecution for theft involving real property exceeding $100,000 in value, identity theft, aggravated identity theft, or any violation of the Illinois Financial Crime Law may be commenced within 7 years of the last act committed in furtherance of the crime.
## 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=09500HB0281&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27026&DocNum=281&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0281eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27026&DocNum=281&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0281enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=27026&DocNum=281&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1010** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Esther Golar — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Esther Golar `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-01-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-02-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2007-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Milton Patterson
- **2007-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 13, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2007-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-13** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-20** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-04-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Esther Golar
- **2007-06-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2007-06-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 101-000-000
- **2007-06-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-30** Effective Date August 30, 2007
- **2007-08-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0548 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/699e0229-150b-468a-9d7f-b9afcda6f0a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).