---
type: "Bill"
title: "LITTER CONTROL&ADOPT-A-HIWAY"
description: "Amends the Litter Control Act and the Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Act. Provides that a person convicted of violating the Litter Control Act by disposing of litter along a highway may, in addition to any other penalty, be required to maintain litter control, for a period of 30 days, over a designated portion of the highway, including the site where the offense occurred. Provides that the Secretary of Transportation shall adopt rules to implement the Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Act provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4451"
citation: "Illinois HB 4451 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-10"
last_action: "2006-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8249786e-ca15-4d29-97ec-89120d14687d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4451&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22689&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b276abf59142c8db8829958655339f7bfec539afa6586dec6d526cc0407c7a3f"
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 4451 (94th) — LITTER CONTROL&ADOPT-A-HIWAY

Amends the Litter Control Act and the Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Act. Provides that a person convicted of violating the Litter Control Act by disposing of litter along a highway may, in addition to any other penalty, be required to maintain litter control, for a period of 30 days, over a designated portion of the highway, including the site where the offense occurred. Provides that the Secretary of Transportation shall adopt rules to implement the Illinois Adopt-A-Highway Act provision.

## 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=09400HB4451&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22689&DocNum=4451&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4451eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22689&DocNum=4451&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4451enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22689&DocNum=4451&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale A. Righter — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
- **2006-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-18** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2006-02-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2006-02-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-07** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 025-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2006-02-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-16** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2006-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2006-03-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Terry R. Parke
- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2006-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Larry McKeon
- **2006-03-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 2, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-03-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2006-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-05-02** Assigned to State Government `referral-committee`
- **2006-05-03** Waive Posting Notice
- **2006-05-03** Do Pass State Government; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 4, 2006
- **2006-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2006
- **2006-05-03** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to January 9, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2006-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2006-05-04** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-1044 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8249786e-ca15-4d29-97ec-89120d14687d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).