VEH CD-UNINSURED FATALITY
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the offense of operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing death, a Class 4 felony. Provides that if a person convicted of the offense of uninsured operation of a motor vehicle causing death has previously been convicted 2 or more times of uninsured operation of a motor vehicle, operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm, or operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing death, a fine of $5,000 in addition to any sentence of incarceration shall be imposed. Effective immediately. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Changes the immediate effective date to an effective date of January 1, 2020. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a person is convicted of a third or subsequent offense of operation of an insured motor vehicle and the offense causes, as a proximate result of the person's operation of the motor vehicle, the death of one or more persons, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Effective January 1, 2020.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2019
Last action May 10, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
96–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic63
96% Yea
R
Republican37
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Amendments
4
May 10, 2019
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
May 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 10, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-0-4)
house
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-001-000
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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