Sanalitro supports HB4649 in unanimous House vote to strengthen protections against financial exploitation
Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro (R-48th) backed HB4649, a measure designed to bolster safeguards for adults who may be financially exploited, during the 104th General Assembly on May 31, 2026. As noted by the Illinois House, the bill passed unanimously with a 115-0 vote.
The official bill text defines the legislation as: "FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT."
The following summary provides an analysis of the bill's text and includes interpretation for a clearer understanding of its provisions.
This legislation broadens legal protections for adults at risk of financial exploitation by authorizing courts to issue ex parte temporary injunctions and more comprehensive final injunctions in cases where immediate danger, probable irreparable harm, and compelling evidence exist. The bill outlines relief options such as freezing financial assets and credit lines, restricting contact, removing a respondent from a mutual residence, giving directives to law enforcement, and ordering either counseling or the return of funds. It specifies rules for notice, hearings, service, statewide enforcement, contempt and related penalties and costs, and introduces unique guidelines for substitute service when the exploiter’s identity is unknown. Such orders can remain in effect for as long as two years.
The recorded legislative action for HB4649 was 'Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs'.
Sanalitro, a Republican, joined the Illinois State House in 2023 to represent the 48th House District, succeeding former state Rep. Terra Costa Howard.
Illinois bills proceed through a multi-stage legislative process starting with introduction in either chamber, review by committees, debates on the floor, and votes in both the House and Senate, before heading to the governor for their signature or veto. The General Assembly follows a two-year cycle, and although thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a limited number are enacted into law by the end of the process.