Stava-Murray supports HB4649 to strengthen safeguards for adults vulnerable to financial exploitation
Rep. Anne Stava-Murray (D-81st) cast a Yes vote for HB4649, which aims to broaden protections for adults susceptible to financial exploitation, during the 104th General Assembly on May 31, 2026, according to the Illinois House. The measure passed with a unanimous 115-0 vote.
The official bill text summarizes the legislation as: "FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT."
The following summary is drawn from the bill's language and includes clarifications of its provisions where needed.
This bill enhances existing protections for adults at risk of financial exploitation by authorizing courts to issue ex parte temporary injunctions and more extensive final injunctions in cases of immediate danger, likely irreparable injury, and strong supporting evidence. It specifies potential remedies such as freezing assets and credit lines, restricting contact, evicting a respondent from a shared residence, giving instructions to law enforcement, and ordering counseling or restitution of funds. The bill outlines the process for notice, hearings, service, enforcement across the state, penalties for contempt, and costs, and establishes unique rules for substitute service when an exploiter’s identity is unknown. Protective orders may be granted for up to two years.
The legislative record for HB4649 notes: 'Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs'.
Stava-Murray earned a BA from Dartmouth College in 2008.
The Democratic legislator was elected to the Illinois State House in 2019 to represent the 81st District, succeeding David S. Olsen.
In Illinois, bills move through a multi-step legislative process that starts with introduction in either chamber, advances through committee review, floor debates, and voting in both chambers, before being sent to the governor for signature or veto. The General Assembly meets on a biennial basis, and while thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a select number are ultimately enacted into law.