Hirschauer backs HB4649 to strengthen financial safeguards for at-risk adults
Rep. Maura Hirschauer (D-49th) cast a Yes vote on HB4649, designed to broaden protections for adults susceptible to financial exploitation, during the 104th General Assembly on May 31, 2026. The bill achieved unanimous approval with a 115-0 House vote, according to the Illinois House.
Per the official bill language, the legislation addresses issues involving "FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT."
Below, we've provided a summary based on the bill text, including interpretative details to help clarify its intent.
This legislation increases protections for adults facing the risk of financial harm by allowing courts to issue temporary ex parte injunctions and broader, lasting orders in cases of immediate risk and likely irreparable injury with strong supporting evidence. Relief measures include freezing financial assets and lines of credit, restricting contact, removing a respondent from shared housing, issuing orders to law enforcement, and requiring counseling or restitution. The law outlines procedures for notice, hearings, service requirements, statewide enforcement, contempt penalties, and cost allocation. It also specifies substitute service protocols if the alleged exploiter's identity is unknown. Protective orders under this bill can last up to two years.
The official bill status notes: 'Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs'.
Hirschauer earned her BA from Colby College.
She, a Democrat, was first elected to the Illinois State House in 2021 to serve the 49th District, succeeding predecessor Karina Villa.
Each bill introduced in Illinois follows a multi-step legislative path that starts with chamber introduction, moves through committee evaluation, and requires floor debates and passage in both the House and Senate before reaching the governor, who may sign or veto it. The General Assembly meets on a biennial cycle, and although thousands of proposals are brought forward each session, comparatively few complete all legislative steps and are enacted into law.