Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 64

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.

Replaces substance of the bill. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in addition to other violations, a person commits a false personation when he or she knowingly and falsely represents himself or herself to be: (1) another actual person and does an act in such assumed character with intent to intimidate, threaten, injure, defraud, or to obtain a benefit from another; or (2) a representative of an actual person or organization and does an act in such false capacity with intent to obtain a benefit or to injure or defraud another. Provides that a violation may be accomplished in person or by any means of communication, including but not limited to the use of an Internet website or any form of electronic communication. Provides that the trier of fact may infer that a person falsely represents himself or herself to be a public officer or a public employee or an official or employee of the federal government if the person: (1) wears or displays without authority any uniform, badge, insignia, or facsimile thereof by which a public officer or public employee or official or employee of the federal government is lawfully distinguished; or (2) falsely expresses by word or action that he or she is a public officer or public employee or official or employee of the federal government and is acting with approval or authority of a public agency or department.

Date	Chamber	Action
7/28/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0219

Date	Chamber	Action
1/27/2011	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
1/27/2011	Senate	First Reading
1/27/2011	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/9/2011	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2/24/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
2/24/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2/28/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
3/1/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
3/2/2011	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/2/2011	Senate	Held in Criminal Law
3/8/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
3/9/2011	Senate	To Criminal Law Subcommittee on Special Issues
3/10/2011	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
3/17/2011	Senate	Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
3/17/2011	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000
3/17/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Second Reading
4/8/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2011
4/8/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
4/8/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
4/11/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
4/13/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
4/15/2011	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
4/15/2011	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Silverstein
4/15/2011	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
4/15/2011	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
4/15/2011	House	Arrived in House
4/15/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/15/2011	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
4/15/2011	House	First Reading
4/15/2011	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/25/2011	House	Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
5/4/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
5/4/2011	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
5/5/2011	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
5/5/2011	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/5/2011	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
5/5/2011	House	Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
5/10/2011	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/10/2011	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/11/2011	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
5/11/2011	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/9/2011	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2011	Senate	Governor Approved
7/28/2011	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2012
7/28/2011	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0219