---
type: "Bill"
title: "AUTO THEFT PREVENTION-SUNSET"
description: "Amends the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2012 (now, 2008). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1525"
citation: "Illinois HB 1525 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65876822-62b2-47e6-8711-ad4c72ffe837"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1525&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30331&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "64bdc9e191ec6976a554a2f99cd338ad4749b252e1ae12e1dfecdb58a135e4cf"
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 1525 (95th) — AUTO THEFT PREVENTION-SUNSET

Amends the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2012 (now, 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=09500HB1525&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30331&DocNum=1525&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1525eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30331&DocNum=1525&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1525enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30331&DocNum=1525&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joseph M. Lyons — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons `filing`
- **2007-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Re-assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2007-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- **2007-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2007-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-14** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-19** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2007
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0212 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65876822-62b2-47e6-8711-ad4c72ffe837`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).