---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEHICLE DEALER FEES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the fee schedule for new and used vehicle dealers that is charged for inclusion in the Dealer Recovery Trust Fund to a graduated payment schedule based on the number of cars sold in the previous year. Provides that the fees for renewal of license are (i) $150 for automobile dealers selling fewer than 200 automobiles per year, (ii) $300 for automobile dealers selling 200 or more automobiles but less than 300 automobiles per year, and (iii) $500 for automobile dealers selling 300 or more automobiles a year."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2773"
citation: "Illinois HB 2773 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 75
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95441267-b314-43dd-bbdf-a5c0b32c20ee"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2773&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74587&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "97166e8898197548e02cbaa386656a7418d8866146c4b37ffd1cc9ffe1777370"
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 2773 (98th) — VEHICLE DEALER FEES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the fee schedule for new and used vehicle dealers that is charged for inclusion in the Dealer Recovery Trust Fund to a graduated payment schedule based on the number of cars sold in the previous year. Provides that the fees for renewal of license are (i) $150 for automobile dealers selling fewer than 200 automobiles per year, (ii) $300 for automobile dealers selling 200 or more automobiles but less than 300 automobiles per year, and (iii) $500 for automobile dealers selling 300 or more automobiles a year.

## 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=09800HB2773&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74587&DocNum=2773&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2773eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74587&DocNum=2773&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2773enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74587&DocNum=2773&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 3 — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Norine Hammond — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- **2013-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2013-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-04-09** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-04-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-04-09** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2013-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2013-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-04-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2013-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-16** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-23** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Do Pass Transportation; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2013
- **2013-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2013
- **2013-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2013-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2013-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2013-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 010-000-000
- **2013-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2013-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments;
- **2013-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2013-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2013-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Table Amendment - Prevailed Sullivan
- **2013-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2013-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2013-05-24** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
- **2013-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2013-05-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 3
- **2013-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Business & Occupational Licenses Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Business & Occupational Licenses Committee; 011-000-000
- **2013-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
- **2013-05-30** House Concurs
- **2013-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0450 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95441267-b314-43dd-bbdf-a5c0b32c20ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).