---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-LIEN/FINE EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits medical devices, including hearing instruments, from being subjected to the liens that are ordinarily imposed on personal property in a vehicle that is subject to removal under the Code. Provides that a person who has indicated in a timely filed report to the appropriate law enforcement agency that a vehicle has been stolen or hijacked is not liable for a violation, fee, fine, lien, or penalty that is imposed under the Code's vehicle removal provisions while the vehicle is stolen or hijacked or that results from the vehicle being stolen or hijacked."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "SB 2654"
citation: "Illinois SB 2654 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Cunningham", "Mary Gill"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-10"
last_action: "2024-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e6a58cab-1b15-4dae-853e-9dd3e67e4c55"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2654&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=151072&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "57c49449ec2d5337587750ec110fe1fdf29da011cee72d9a9282fe4216f00d80"
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 2654 (103rd) — VEH CD-LIEN/FINE EXEMPTION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits medical devices, including hearing instruments, from being subjected to the liens that are ordinarily imposed on personal property in a vehicle that is subject to removal under the Code. Provides that a person who has indicated in a timely filed report to the appropriate law enforcement agency that a vehicle has been stolen or hijacked is not liable for a violation, fee, fine, lien, or penalty that is imposed under the Code's vehicle removal provisions while the vehicle is stolen or hijacked or that results from the vehicle being stolen or hijacked.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2654.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2654eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2654sam001.pdf)
4. **Senate Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2654sam002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/SB/PDF/10300SB2654enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation, Amendment 2 — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
- Mary Gill — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Lakesia Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Faraci — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-10** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `filing`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-10** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-01-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Postponed - Transportation
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2024-03-12** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 016-000-000
- **2024-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 14, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2024-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 015-000-000
- **2024-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2024
- **2024-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2024-04-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2024-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2024-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2024-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
- **2024-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-12** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins
- **2024-04-16** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Paul Faraci
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-05-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
- **2024-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2024-05-14** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
- **2024-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2024-05-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2024-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0756 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e6a58cab-1b15-4dae-853e-9dd3e67e4c55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).