---
type: "Bill"
title: "MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act. Extends the repeal date from January 1, 2004, to January 1, 2008. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 3540"
citation: "Illinois HB 3540 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-28"
last_action: "2003-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac40646c-c6fc-43a7-9bfb-99eded213a9a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3540&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=6219&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "04105b5d7db7443321ec0b61426fb774b0dc2c9b532a260c776606b262807c1b"
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 3540 (93rd) — MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION

Amends the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act. Extends the repeal date from January 1, 2004, to January 1, 2008. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB3540&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6219&DocNum=3540&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3540eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6219&DocNum=3540&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB3540enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=6219&DocNum=3540&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `filing`
- **2003-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John J. Millner
- **2003-03-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-04-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-10** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-10** Effective Date July 10, 2003
- **2003-07-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0172 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac40646c-c6fc-43a7-9bfb-99eded213a9a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).