republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-3885.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-JUDICIAL SALE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly and by any means makes any contract with or engages in any combination or conspiracy with any other person who is, or but for a prior agreement is, a competitor of such person for the purpose of or with the effect of fixing, controlling, limiting, or otherwise manipulating (1) the participation of any person in, or (2) the making of bids, at any judicial sale. Provides that unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a mandatory fine shall be imposed for a violation, not to exceed $1,000,000 if the violator is a corporation, or, if the violator is any other person, $100,000. Provides that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony. Establishes injunctive relief and a private right of action for damages or injunctive relief. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3885"
citation: "Illinois HB 3885 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1cb139dd-9aac-4c3d-a6c6-73b9ea51ba30"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3885&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46708&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "28800ccccea3252cd5f9ec7cb2179f04c311d3a3e72ca841f14663e671330e14"
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 3885 (96th) — CRIM CD-JUDICIAL SALE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly and by any means makes any contract with or engages in any combination or conspiracy with any other person who is, or but for a prior agreement is, a competitor of such person for the purpose of or with the effect of fixing, controlling, limiting, or otherwise manipulating (1) the participation of any person in, or (2) the making of bids, at any judicial sale. Provides that unlawful manipulation of a judicial sale is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a mandatory fine shall be imposed for a violation, not to exceed $1,000,000 if the violator is a corporation, or, if the violator is any other person, $100,000. Provides that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 2 felony. Establishes injunctive relief and a private right of action for damages or injunctive relief. 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=09600HB3885&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46708&DocNum=3885&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3885eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46708&DocNum=3885&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3885enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46708&DocNum=3885&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emily McAsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `filing`
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 21, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2009
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0408 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1cb139dd-9aac-4c3d-a6c6-73b9ea51ba30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).