---
type: "Bill"
title: "REVENUE-LICENSE RENEWAL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend or refuse to issue or renew the license of a motor vehicle dealer, transporter, wrecker, or rebuilder for violations of any tax administered by the Department of Revenue (currently, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act only). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5684"
citation: "Illinois HB 5684 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0542996e-ad70-430f-8b48-04967196b1aa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5684&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80847&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "ede9b08e480ae8269ce772c65833dbe7833d03d746984d3cec8fb26fa2779a0f"
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 5684 (98th) — REVENUE-LICENSE RENEWAL

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend or refuse to issue or renew the license of a motor vehicle dealer, transporter, wrecker, or rebuilder for violations of any tax administered by the Department of Revenue (currently, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act only). 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=09800HB5684&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80847&DocNum=5684&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5684eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80847&DocNum=5684&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5684enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80847&DocNum=5684&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barbara Flynn Currie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-14** To Towing Oversight Subcommittee
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-03-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2014-03-27** Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Revenue & Finance Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Remains in Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2014-03-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-02** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2014-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2014-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass Executive; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-23** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2014
- **2014-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-26** Effective Date August 26, 2014
- **2014-08-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1080 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0542996e-ad70-430f-8b48-04967196b1aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).