---
type: "Bill"
title: "MUNI PROSECUTION-FELONY DUI"
description: "Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government may not enact or enforce any ordinance or rule the violation of which would constitute a felony under the Vehicle Code provision prohibiting driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds. Provides that a municipal attorney may not prosecute, and a State's Attorney may not allow a municipal attorney to prosecute, any ordinance violation that would constitute a felony under the DUI provision of the Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipal attorney must notify the State's Attorney if a driver's alleged conduct would constitute a felony under the DUI provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 887"
citation: "Illinois HB 887 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d46c8e45-fcd9-452f-b000-6295b8fd9646"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=887&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15494&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "7d9739e9987f326e6311dcce8046b9d4a3b4d0d215acf3dd9e8d00d6e2f9a4dc"
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 887 (94th) — MUNI PROSECUTION-FELONY DUI

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government may not enact or enforce any ordinance or rule the violation of which would constitute a felony under the Vehicle Code provision prohibiting driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds. Provides that a municipal attorney may not prosecute, and a State's Attorney may not allow a municipal attorney to prosecute, any ordinance violation that would constitute a felony under the DUI provision of the Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipal attorney must notify the State's Attorney if a driver's alleged conduct would constitute a felony under the DUI 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=09400HB0887&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15494&DocNum=887&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0887eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15494&DocNum=887&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0887enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15494&DocNum=887&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- William B. Black — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John J. Millner `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-02-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2005-03-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2005-03-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2005-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-03-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2005-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **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
- **2005-05-05** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** 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 . . . . . . . . . 94-0111 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d46c8e45-fcd9-452f-b000-6295b8fd9646`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).