---
type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-VEHICLE FORFEITURE"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the seizure and forfeiture provisions concerning a vehicle that is seized for certain DUI violations of the owner of the vehicle, changes cross references to reflect changes in the DUI statute. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5444"
citation: "Illinois HB 5444 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-04"
last_action: "2010-07-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2b223c54-12e2-46cf-8304-3d750533e99e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5444&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50484&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3888ea70891c27f0ab142c3e77df3bcc9b4c1268c4c21dc3649583066b9a0177"
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 5444 (96th) — CRIM CD-VEHICLE FORFEITURE

Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. In the seizure and forfeiture provisions concerning a vehicle that is seized for certain DUI violations of the owner of the vehicle, changes cross references to reflect changes in the DUI statute. 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=09600HB5444&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50484&DocNum=5444&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5444eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50484&DocNum=5444&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5444enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50484&DocNum=5444&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Dennis M. Reboletti — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti `filing`
- **2010-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2010-03-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2010-04-22** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2010
- **2010-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-26** Effective Date July 26, 2010
- **2010-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1267 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2b223c54-12e2-46cf-8304-3d750533e99e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).