republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-64.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits false personation when he or she falsely represents himself or herself: to be another person and does an act in such assumed character with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another; to be a representative of some person or organization and does an act in such false capacity with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another; or to be another person by Internet website or electronic means with intent to obtain a benefit or injure or defraud another, or by such communication falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer or public employee to induce another person to submit to such authority or act in reliance on such false representation. Provides that the trier of fact may infer that a person is falsely representing himself or herself to be a public officer or a public employee or an official or employee of the federal government if the person wears or displays without authority any uniform, badge, insignia, or facsimile thereof by which such public officer or public employee or official or employee of the federal government is lawfully distinguished, or if the person falsely expresses by his or her words or actions that he or she is a public officer or public employee or official or employee of the federal government or is acting with approval or authority of a public agency or department and so acts with intent to induce another to submit to such false official authority, to solicit funds or to otherwise cause another person to act in reliance upon that false representation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 64"
citation: "Illinois SB 64 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-27"
last_action: "2011-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa91d6e8-cdd6-4b5b-a4f7-90e2e62f886c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=64&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=54652&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "1a313f82c8addd812b4095f9b8732b2ea59e57a6a025d9ea9e6c382a5fd2cceb"
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 SB 64 (97th) — CRIM CD-FALSE PERSONATION

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits false personation when he or she falsely represents himself or herself: to be another person and does an act in such assumed character with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another; to be a representative of some person or organization and does an act in such false capacity with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another; or to be another person by Internet website or electronic means with intent to obtain a benefit or injure or defraud another, or by such communication falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer or public employee to induce another person to submit to such authority or act in reliance on such false representation. Provides that the trier of fact may infer that a person is falsely representing himself or herself to be a public officer or a public employee or an official or employee of the federal government if the person wears or displays without authority any uniform, badge, insignia, or facsimile thereof by which such public officer or public employee or official or employee of the federal government is lawfully distinguished, or if the person falsely expresses by his or her words or actions that he or she is a public officer or public employee or official or employee of the federal government or is acting with approval or authority of a public agency or department and so acts with intent to induce another to submit to such false official authority, to solicit funds or to otherwise cause another person to act in reliance upon that false representation.

## 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=09700SB0064&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54652&DocNum=64&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0064eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54652&DocNum=64&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0064enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=54652&DocNum=64&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-27** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2011-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-09** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2011-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-02** Held in Criminal Law
- **2011-03-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2011-03-09** To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues
- **2011-03-10** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2011-03-17** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
- **2011-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2011-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2011-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-05** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-05-05** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0219 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa91d6e8-cdd6-4b5b-a4f7-90e2e62f886c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).