---
type: "Bill"
title: "TAXI SAFETY ACT OF 2007"
description: "Creates the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Requires certain information to be posted in each taxicab. Provides that, if a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver for drug and alcohol use. Preempts home rule powers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 3412"
citation: "Illinois HB 3412 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-27"
last_action: "2007-09-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/efc2d217-7110-482c-a7b0-69788620e5f8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3412&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=32281&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "ee7b5e5489015ac8f139ec50127ffc99e587157eb262b277ba1ff5bf5ebb47e2"
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 3412 (95th) — TAXI SAFETY ACT OF 2007

Creates the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Requires certain information to be posted in each taxicab. Provides that, if a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver for drug and alcohol use. Preempts home rule powers.

## 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=09500HB3412&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32281&DocNum=3412&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3412eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32281&DocNum=3412&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB3412enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=32281&DocNum=3412&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **49–5** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `filing`
- **2007-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-01** Assigned to Registration and Regulation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
- **2007-03-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Registration and Regulation Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2007-03-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-03-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2007-03-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2007-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-29** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2007-04-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Postponed - Transportation
- **2007-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 049-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2007-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-05-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-000-000
- **2007-06-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-11** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-09-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0598 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/efc2d217-7110-482c-a7b0-69788620e5f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).