---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-GRADUATED LIC-SAFE RIDE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions making a driver's license invalid for the operation of a motor vehicle during certain hours if the licensee is less than 18 years of age, adds an exception for a person participating as an assigned driver in a Safe Rides program sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America or another national public service organization. In provisions prohibiting certain graduated driver's license holders from operating a motor vehicle with more than one passenger under the age of 20 for the first 12 months they hold the license, adds an exception for a person participating as an assigned driver in such a Safe Rides program if the person has held his or her license for at least 6 months. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 1930"
citation: "Illinois SB 1930 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-01-16"
last_action: "2008-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b6368ad-90bb-4d96-925b-3190e52e8b60"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1930&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35010&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "91d5c498680f0c6deee476000c7afb44ee2b983fa4979fe887e5dc57309f4853"
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 SB 1930 (95th) — VEH CD-GRADUATED LIC-SAFE RIDE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions making a driver's license invalid for the operation of a motor vehicle during certain hours if the licensee is less than 18 years of age, adds an exception for a person participating as an assigned driver in a Safe Rides program sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America or another national public service organization. In provisions prohibiting certain graduated driver's license holders from operating a motor vehicle with more than one passenger under the age of 20 for the first 12 months they hold the license, adds an exception for a person participating as an assigned driver in such a Safe Rides program if the person has held his or her license for at least 6 months. 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=09500SB1930&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35010&DocNum=1930&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1930eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35010&DocNum=1930&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB1930enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35010&DocNum=1930&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **47–7** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **93–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — primary (person)
- Julie Hamos — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-16** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `filing`
- **2008-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-14** Re-assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-02-28** Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2008
- **2008-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2008
- **2008-04-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2008-04-08** Third Reading - Passed; 047-007-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-16** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John D'Amico
- **2008-04-16** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-17** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2008-05-15** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-15** Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 007-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-21** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- **2008-05-29** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Julie Hamos
- **2008-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-019-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2008
- **2008-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0747 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b6368ad-90bb-4d96-925b-3190e52e8b60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).