---
type: "Bill"
title: "ROADSIDE MEMORIAL-CHANGE DATE"
description: "Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that an application for a DUI memorial marker may be submitted by a qualified relative with regard to any crash that occurred on or after January 1, 1990 (instead of on or after January 1, 2003). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4736"
citation: "Illinois HB 4736 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-01-31"
last_action: "2008-08-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8118f78f-d39c-47a5-9669-85467b6dbf37"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4736&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35476&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "8371b5a8642bbdad3238fa538616775f3e728e226860cdc84ec4d620c5231f9d"
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 4736 (95th) — ROADSIDE MEMORIAL-CHANGE DATE

Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that an application for a DUI memorial marker may be submitted by a qualified relative with regard to any crash that occurred on or after January 1, 1990 (instead of on or after January 1, 2003). 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=09500HB4736&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35476&DocNum=4736&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4736eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35476&DocNum=4736&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4736enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35476&DocNum=4736&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Rutherford — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `filing`
- **2008-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-20** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- **2008-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-02-27** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2008-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2008-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2008-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens
- **2008-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2008-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- **2008-03-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2008-03-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2008-03-13** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2008-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2008
- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
- **2008-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2008-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-21** Effective Date August 21, 2008
- **2008-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0873 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8118f78f-d39c-47a5-9669-85467b6dbf37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).