---
type: "Bill"
title: "SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATION-FEES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Clerks of Courts Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a serious traffic violation, as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, shall pay an additional fee of $40 (rather than $20). Provides that $15 (rather than $7.50) of the fee shall be deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund in the State treasury, $15 (rather than $7.50) shall be deposited into the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund in the State treasury, and $10 (rather than $5) shall be deposited into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund created by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Makes technical changes. Effective 60 days after becoming law."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5285"
citation: "Illinois HB 5285 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-03"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/215561dc-1bb1-4338-849d-625a7473098b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5285&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50298&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "d446ed2aacc1d27cd43222bcad2043b0814058c3d145006257c6a62c9ce7d535"
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 5285 (96th) — SERIOUS TRAFFIC VIOLATION-FEES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Clerks of Courts Act, and the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that any person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to a serious traffic violation, as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, shall pay an additional fee of $40 (rather than $20). Provides that $15 (rather than $7.50) of the fee shall be deposited into the Fire Prevention Fund in the State treasury, $15 (rather than $7.50) shall be deposited into the Fire Truck Revolving Loan Fund in the State treasury, and $10 (rather than $5) shall be deposited into the Circuit Court Clerk Operation and Administrative Fund created by the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Makes technical changes. Effective 60 days after becoming law.

## 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=09600HB5285&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50298&DocNum=5285&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5285eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50298&DocNum=5285&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5285enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50298&DocNum=5285&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **76–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2010-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-09** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- **2010-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2010-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2010-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-031-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2010-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2010
- **2010-04-27** Third Reading - Passed; 051-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date September 20, 2010
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1175 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/215561dc-1bb1-4338-849d-625a7473098b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).