---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-LIABILITY OF RENTER"
description: "Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources under the Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 626"
citation: "Illinois SB 626 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2015-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3440d2b3-dc2e-4e49-9525-684849fd73e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=626&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84589&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "ae94161e92da2958cf6fb6a619488065f911fc369ee547c50589012172bf7e82"
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 SB 626 (99th) — VEH CD-LIABILITY OF RENTER

Amends the Rivers, Lakes, and Streams Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the jurisdiction of the Department of Natural Resources under the Act.

## 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=09900SB0626&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84589&DocNum=626&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0626eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84589&DocNum=626&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0626enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84589&DocNum=626&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **78–36** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
- Chad Hays — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-10** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 22, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2015-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 018-000-000
- **2015-04-24** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 15, 2015
- **2015-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-05-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 016-000-000
- **2015-05-13** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Muñoz `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Muñoz `amendment-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2015-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2015-05-13** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Arthur Turner
- **2015-05-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-05-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 22, 2015
- **2015-05-18** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-18** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Executive Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2015-05-18** Motion Prevailed
- **2015-05-19** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2015-05-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-19** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Chad Hays
- **2015-05-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2015-05-20** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2015-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-05-22** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2015
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 078-036-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-30** Effective Date October 1, 2015
- **2015-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0201 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3440d2b3-dc2e-4e49-9525-684849fd73e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).