---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-APPEARANCE DATE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a case involving an alleged violation of driving under the influence may not be dismissed due to an error by the arresting officer or clerk of the court in setting a person's first appearance date."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3681"
citation: "Illinois HB 3681 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 72
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-02-24"
last_action: "2009-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfb9a197-b39a-4aaa-8c76-b9115dcc9e4a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3681&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46459&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "95d18461d8c0bb293cb5ff874c30c5fbbf9df4fd81086edb28197389fa4808c9"
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 3681 (96th) — VEH CD-APPEARANCE DATE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a case involving an alleged violation of driving under the influence may not be dismissed due to an error by the arresting officer or clerk of the court in setting a person's first appearance date.

## 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=09600HB3681&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46459&DocNum=3681&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3681eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46459&DocNum=3681&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3681enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46459&DocNum=3681&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Emily McAsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `filing`
- **2009-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M. Gordon
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael G. Connelly
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Betsy Hannig
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Lee Jackson, Sr.
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Constance A. Howard
- **2009-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael Noland
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael Noland `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2009-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2009-05-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2009-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-25** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0694 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dfb9a197-b39a-4aaa-8c76-b9115dcc9e4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).