---
type: "Bill"
title: "DUI MEMORIAL MARKERS"
description: "Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that on and after July 1, 2021, a DUI memorial marker shall bear the message \"Don't Drive Under the Influence\" (rather than \"Please Don't Drink and Drive\"). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 365"
citation: "Illinois HB 365 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Connor", "Nicholas K. Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f912d098-0596-41fe-9cb3-7b12bf9ee03d"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=365&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128276&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "56441bdd01c0a7a8877e4aaf835a066774e36adaef012a56da51da17e9b66db7"
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 365 (102nd) — DUI MEMORIAL MARKERS

Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that on and after July 1, 2021, a DUI memorial marker shall bear the message "Don't Drive Under the Influence" (rather than "Please Don't Drink and Drive"). Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0365.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0365eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0365ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0365enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Connor — primary (person)
- Nicholas K. Smith — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `filing`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nicholas K. Smith `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2021-03-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Do Pass as Amended / Consent Calendar Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-14** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 117-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John Connor
- **2021-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Transportation; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-09** Effective Date July 9, 2021
- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0060 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f912d098-0596-41fe-9cb3-7b12bf9ee03d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).