HB 1226104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 1226
VEH CD-EXAMS
Sent to Governor Last action August 15, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0169
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 124
- Prime sponsors
- Jay Hoffman, Ram Villivalam
- Cosponsors (122)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Adam M. Niemerg, Adriane L. Johnson, Amy Elik, Amy L. Grant, Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar, Anna Moeller, Anthony DeLuca, Barbara Hernandez, Bob Morgan, Brad Stephens, Bradley Fritts, Brandun Schweizer, Camille Y. Lilly, Chapin Rose, Charles Meier, Chris Balkema, Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer, Christopher Belt, Craig Wilcox, Curtis J. Tarver, II, Dagmara Avelar, Dale Fowler, Dan Swanson, Daniel Didech, Daniel J. Ugaste, Darby A. Hills, Dave Severin, Dave Syverson, Dave Vella, David Koehler, Debbie Meyers-Martin, Diane Blair-Sherlock, Donald P. DeWitte, Doris Turner, Edgar González, Jr., Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Erica Harriss, Fred Crespo, Graciela Guzmán, Gregg Johnson, Harry Benton, Hoan Huynh, Jackie Haas, Jaime M. Andrade, Jr., Janet Yang Rohr, Jason R. Bunting, Javier L. Cervantes, Jed Davis, Jeff Keicher, Jehan Gordon-Booth, Jennifer Sanalitro, Jil Tracy, Joe C. Sosnowski, John F. Curran, John M. Cabello, Joyce Mason, Julie A. Morrison, Kam Buckner, Karina Villa, Kevin John Olickal, Kimberly A. Lightford, Kimberly Du Buclet, Kyle Moore, Lakesia Collins, Laura Ellman, Laura Faver Dias, Laura M. Murphy, Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr., Lindsey LaPointe, Lisa Davis, Marcus C. Evans, Jr., Margaret Croke, Martha Deuter, Martin J. Moylan, Martin McLaughlin, Mary Edly-Allen, Mary Gill, Matt Hanson, Maurice A. West, II, Meg Loughran Cappel, Michael Crawford, Michael J. Coffey, Jr., Michael J. Kelly, Michael W. Halpin, Michelle Mussman, Mike Porfirio, Mike Simmons, Nabeela Syed, Napoleon Harris III, Natalie A. Manley, Nicole La Ha, Nicolle Grasse, Norine K. Hammond, Norma Hernandez, Patrick J. Joyce, Patrick Sheehan, Patrick Windhorst, Paul Jacobs, Regan Deering, Rick Ryan, Rita Mayfield, Robert "Bob" Rita, Ryan Spain, Sally J. Turner, Sara Feigenholtz, Seth Lewis, Stephanie A. Kifowit, Steve McClure, Steve Stadelman, Sue Scherer, Suzanne M. Ness, Suzy Glowiak Hilton, Terri Bryant, Thaddeus Jones, Theresa Mah, Tony M. McCombie, Travis Weaver, Wayne A. Rosenthal, Will Guzzardi, William E Hauter, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of August 15, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Transportation: Vehicles and Safety, Senate Transportation (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
May 22, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed57-0
yes (57) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Anderson, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Syverson, Lightford, Fowler, Balkema, Tracy, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Bryant, Turner, S., McClure, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Morrison, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Chesney, Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Plummer, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Wilcox, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Rose, Jones, E., Ellman
not voting (2) Arellano, L., Loughran Cappel
May 6, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed14-0
yes (14) DeWitte, Donald P, Aquino, Omar, Fowler, Dale, Ellman, Laura, Harriss, Erica, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Hills, Darby A, Joyce, Patrick J, Johnson, Adriane, Murphy, Laura M, Porfirio, Mike, Stadelman, Steve, Villivalam, Ram, Villanueva, Celina
not voting (5) Hunter, Mattie, Lewis, Seth, Peters, Robert, Simmons, Mike, Wilcox, Craig
April 9, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed114-0
yes (114) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Niemerg, Haas, Avelar, Olickal, Halbrook, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Hammond, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Reick, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Hernandez, Barbara, Cabello, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Sanalitro, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Schmidt, Hoffman, Coffey, Schweizer, Huynh, Costa Howard, Jacobs, Crawford, Sheehan, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Katz Muhl, Davis, Jed, Spain, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering, Stuart, La Ha, Delgado, Swanson, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Tipsword, Manley, Du Buclet, Ugaste, Mason, Elik, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, McCombie, Faver Dias, Weaver, McLaughlin, Ford, Weber, Meier, Friess, West, Meyers-Martin, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Moore, Gong-Gershowitz, Windhorst, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grant, Grasse
excused (3) Ammons, Scherer, Severin
not voting (1) Briel
February 19, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed11-0
yes (11) Benton, Harry, Deering, Regan, Croke, Margaret, González Jr., Edgar, Fritts, Bradley, Hanson, Matt, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Kelly, Michael J, Hernandez, Barbara, Stephens, Brad, Rosenthal, Wayne A
not voting (1) Andrade Jr., Jaime M
Timeline 149
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 15, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0169 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Effective Date July 1, 2026 |
| August 15, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| June 20, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| May 27, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán |
| May 22, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| May 22, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 |
| May 21, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve McClure |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patrick J. Joyce |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 |
| May 7, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox |
| May 6, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chapin Rose |
| May 2, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis |
| April 29, 2025 | Senate | Postponed - Transportation |
| April 28, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| April 28, 2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Ram Villivalam |
| April 24, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Darby A. Hills |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| April 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin |
| April 22, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris III |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz |
| April 15, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison |
| April 14, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy |
| April 11, 2025 | Senate | Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller |
| April 9, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 25, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 21, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver |
| March 18, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| March 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II |
| February 27, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo |
| February 19, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| February 19, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Regan Deering |
| February 19, 2025 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000 |
| February 11, 2025 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety |
| February 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam M. Niemerg |
| February 7, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr |
| February 6, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan |
| February 3, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kimberly Du Buclet |
| February 3, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain |
| January 30, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| January 30, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar |
| January 30, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin |
| January 30, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke |
| January 30, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones |
| January 30, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed |
| January 29, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit |
| January 28, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth |
| January 28, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis |
| January 27, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal |
| January 24, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer |
| January 24, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella |
| January 24, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson |
| January 24, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez |
| January 23, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello |
| January 22, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock |
| January 21, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| January 21, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin McLaughlin |
| January 21, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| January 21, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe C. Sosnowski |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi |
| January 17, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer |
| January 16, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis |
| January 16, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill |
| January 16, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs |
| January 16, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting |
| January 16, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy L. Grant |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A. Rosenthal |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond |
| January 15, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lindsey LaPointe |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Amy Elik |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Sanalitro |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Coffey, Jr. |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kyle Moore |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha |
| January 14, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan |
| January 13, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| January 9, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher |
| January 9, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.