---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-EMERGENCY VEH-DEATH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor if he or she causes the death of another person by failing to follow the required procedures when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is giving a warning signal. Provides that imposition of the penalties authorized by the provision does not preclude the imposition of appropriate additional civil or criminal penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4203"
citation: "Illinois HB 4203 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-12-14"
last_action: "2008-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb6d3fbb-9af3-4891-a360-4f98be7f2712"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4203&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34608&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "420ba0e9a4b6d5dd690c65f4586ee7f8609e8f131c3171026d8a794c735b3ac9"
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 4203 (95th) — VEH CD-EMERGENCY VEH-DEATH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor if he or she causes the death of another person by failing to follow the required procedures when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is giving a warning signal. Provides that imposition of the penalties authorized by the provision does not preclude the imposition of appropriate additional civil or criminal penalties.

## 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=09500HB4203&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34608&DocNum=4203&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4203eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34608&DocNum=4203&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4203enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34608&DocNum=4203&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-12-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook `filing`
- **2007-12-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-12-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2008-01-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2008-01-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2008-01-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2008-01-30** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-06** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-08** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-05-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2008-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2008-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2008-05-31** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0884 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb6d3fbb-9af3-4891-a360-4f98be7f2712`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).