---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in cases involving reckless homicide, the defendant's driving of a motor vehicle or operating a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft at an excessive rate of speed may be the sole evidence of a reckless act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 767"
citation: "Illinois HB 767 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-07-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/652bfd94-9e15-4a6b-8c6c-dbd982a0ebc9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=767&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15254&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "d7baab04a50d4e00ead246e69b3ba2e002329a2e2d8bcf3950661030ce4f97c7"
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 767 (94th) — CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in cases involving reckless homicide, the defendant's driving of a motor vehicle or operating a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft at an excessive rate of speed may be the sole evidence of a reckless act.

## 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=09400HB0767&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15254&DocNum=767&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0767eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15254&DocNum=767&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0767enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15254&DocNum=767&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jack D. Franks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jack D. Franks `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-02-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 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; 056-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-07** Effective Date July 7, 2005
- **2005-07-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0131 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/652bfd94-9e15-4a6b-8c6c-dbd982a0ebc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).