---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-UNINSURED OPERATION VEH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person commits the offense of operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm (a Class A misdemeanor) when the person (i) operates a motor vehicle in violation of the mandatory insurance provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code requiring certain motor vehicles operated on public highways to be covered by a liability insurance policy, and (ii) causes bodily harm to another person as a proximate result of the driver's uninsured operation of the motor vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 370"
citation: "Illinois HB 370 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-28"
last_action: "2009-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b416c908-c407-4a5a-ba95-c0097a603e82"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=370&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40590&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f68fadf48cad82ec4ed1c46647408663c159c73be22d4ef99fa09df70c9824b5"
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 370 (96th) — VEH CD-UNINSURED OPERATION VEH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person commits the offense of operation of an uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm (a Class A misdemeanor) when the person (i) operates a motor vehicle in violation of the mandatory insurance provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code requiring certain motor vehicles operated on public highways to be covered by a liability insurance policy, and (ii) causes bodily harm to another person as a proximate result of the driver's uninsured operation of the motor vehicle.

## 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=09600HB0370&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40590&DocNum=370&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0370eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40590&DocNum=370&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0370enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40590&DocNum=370&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John E. Bradley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley `filing`
- **2009-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-05** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-05** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2009-03-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-13** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0143 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b416c908-c407-4a5a-ba95-c0097a603e82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).