---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-NONRESIDENT-CITATIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person cited for violating the Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance for which the violation is a petty offense shall not be required to sign the citation. Provides that Illinois Supreme Court Rules shall govern bail and appearance procedures when a person who is a resident of another state that is not a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977 is cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. Repeals a provision governing the procedures for citations issued by a police officer in this State to a resident of another state that is a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977. Makes conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4476"
citation: "Illinois HB 4476 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c801f920-e0bf-4c11-8312-9a7af293d604"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4476&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109323&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "338763e43db71f3daa1e5f128d15b42af91f72e2de7066e531934c8d7500a234"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 4476 (100th) — VEH CD-NONRESIDENT-CITATIONS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person cited for violating the Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance for which the violation is a petty offense shall not be required to sign the citation. Provides that Illinois Supreme Court Rules shall govern bail and appearance procedures when a person who is a resident of another state that is not a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977 is cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. Repeals a provision governing the procedures for citations issued by a police officer in this State to a resident of another state that is a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977. Makes conforming changes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4476&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109323&DocNum=4476&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4476eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109323&DocNum=4476&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4476enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109323&DocNum=4476&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian W. Stewart — primary (person)
- Dale Fowler — cosponsor (person)
- Kyle McCarter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `filing`
- **2018-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2018-03-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2018-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2018-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2018-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2018-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-04-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2018-04-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2018-04-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2018-04-12** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kyle McCarter
- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
- **2018-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2018
- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0674 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c801f920-e0bf-4c11-8312-9a7af293d604`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).