CRIM CD-THEFT PUBLIC FUNDS House SponsorsRep. David Harris-Sidney H. Mathias-Renée Kosel-Sandra M. Pihos-Richard Morthland 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 720 ILCS 5/16-1.4 new720 ILCS 5/33E-16 Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. 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 of Illinois 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 of Illinois 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 of Illinois 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 of Illinois 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 of Illinois or of any agency of the State, a unit of local government, or school district. 2/24/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. David Harris 2/24/2011HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias 2/24/2011HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel 2/24/2011HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 2/24/2011HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard Morthland 2/24/2011HouseFirst Reading 2/24/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 3/3/2011HouseAssigned to Executive Committee 3/17/2011HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die