---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DUI-UNDER 16-PENALTIES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds while transporting a child under the age of 16 years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 657"
citation: "Illinois HB 657 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-01-28"
last_action: "2005-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8aa86a3-755c-4ea1-921f-a140bf62388b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=657&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15073&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "dbf7cf676e752fad1caff392bb002a6c7942a49989afbe339f442974c5674eb0"
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 657 (94th) — VEH CD-DUI-UNDER 16-PENALTIES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds while transporting a child under the age of 16 years.

## 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=09400HB0657&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15073&DocNum=657&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0657eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15073&DocNum=657&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0657enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15073&DocNum=657&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur J. Wilhelmi — cosponsor (person)
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2005-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Tryon
- **2005-02-02** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2005-02-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- **2005-02-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2005-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2005-02-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- **2005-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-23** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-03** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2005-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
- **2005-03-16** Co-Sponsor Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2005-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2005-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2005-04-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-13** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2005
- **2005-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2005-05-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi
- **2005-05-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2005-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-05** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0110 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8aa86a3-755c-4ea1-921f-a140bf62388b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).