---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-ABANDONED VEH-NOTICE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the clerk of the court shall (rather than may) notify the Secretary of State whenever a resident of this state fails to pay any fine, charge, or cost imposed for violating the provision of the Code regarding abandonment of vehicles, or a similar provision of a local ordinance."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 841"
citation: "Illinois HB 841 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-09-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56604694-d9ea-4c58-9037-adb127103603"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=841&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=28187&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c35151a5f8d981da0fe27cfad1e7a933fbde87cc58c896260f1cbc219d160b56"
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 841 (95th) — VEH CD-ABANDONED VEH-NOTICE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the clerk of the court shall (rather than may) notify the Secretary of State whenever a resident of this state fails to pay any fine, charge, or cost imposed for violating the provision of the Code regarding abandonment of vehicles, or a similar provision of a local ordinance.

## 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=09500HB0841&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28187&DocNum=841&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0841eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28187&DocNum=841&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0841enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=28187&DocNum=841&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harry R. Ramey, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr. `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-15** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Re-assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 27, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2007-04-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2007
- **2007-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 009-000-000
- **2007-05-23** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 24, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2007-06-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-06-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 15, 2007
- **2007-06-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 011-000-000
- **2007-06-15** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 22, 2007
- **2007-06-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 104-000-000
- **2007-06-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-09-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-09-17** Effective Date June 1, 2008
- **2007-09-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0621 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56604694-d9ea-4c58-9037-adb127103603`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).