THEFT-PUBLIC FUNDS House SponsorsRep. Scott Drury, Kathleen Willis, Brandon W. Phelps, Silvana Tabares, Daniel V. Beiser, Natalie A. Manley, Sam Yingling, Sue Scherer, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Patrick J. Verschoore, Camille Y. Lilly, Michael J. Zalewski, Thaddeus Jones, Carol Sente, Andrew F Skoog and Martin J. Moylan 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 5/16-1.4 new720 ILCS 5/33E-16730 ILCS 5/5-5-3from Ch. 38, par. 1005-5-3 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012 and the Unified Code of Corrections. Creates the offense of theft of public funds. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she: (1) embezzles, steals, purloins, obtains by fraud, or knowingly converts to his or her use or the use of another, or without authority sells, conveys, or disposes of, any record, voucher, money, or thing of value of the State or any department or agency of the State, or of any unit of local government or school district, or any property made or being made under contract for the State or any department or agency of the State, or any unit of local government or school district; or (2) receives, conceals, or retains the record, voucher, money, thing of value, or property of the State or any department or agency of the State, or of any unit of local government or school district, or any property made or being made under contract for the State or any department or agency of the State, or any unit of local government or school district with intent to convert it to his or her use or gain, knowing it to have been embezzled, stolen, purloined, obtained by fraud, or converted. Establishes penalties based on the value of the property unlawfully obtained. Changes the statute concerning misapplication of funds. Includes embezzling, stealing, obtaining by fraud, or otherwise without authority knowingly converting to the use of any person other than the rightful owner or intentionally misapplying, property that is owned by, or is under the care, custody, or control of the State or of any agency of the State, a unit of local government, or school district. 1/14/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Scott Drury 1/14/2015HouseFirst Reading 1/14/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/3/2015HouseAssigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee 2/19/2015HouseTo Sentencing, Penalties, and Criminal Procedure Subcommittee 2/20/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis 2/20/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps 2/20/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares 3/4/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser 3/5/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley 3/10/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling 3/10/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer 3/11/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth 3/18/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore 3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/6/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 4/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski 4/7/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones 4/21/2015HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente 4/24/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/5/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew F Skoog 4/14/2016HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan 1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die