---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RECKLESS DRIV-AIRBORNE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person violates provisions prohibiting reckless driving and aggravated reckless driving if he or she drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving a vehicle and using such an incline to cause the vehicle to become airborne. Provides that, in cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant drove a vehicle and used such an incline to cause the vehicle to become airborne and caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct, the penalty is a Class 2 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4006"
citation: "Illinois HB 4006 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-13"
last_action: "2004-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a92e9179-ea26-4fd8-aa11-ed10151ec7b1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4006&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7906&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "620539d332056bf046d53145f4643cebe3a11b3c79ef17178bcf0b5fae610036"
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 4006 (93rd) — VEH CD-RECKLESS DRIV-AIRBORNE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person violates provisions prohibiting reckless driving and aggravated reckless driving if he or she drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving a vehicle and using such an incline to cause the vehicle to become airborne. Provides that, in cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant drove a vehicle and used such an incline to cause the vehicle to become airborne and caused the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct, the penalty is a Class 2 felony.

## 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=09300HB4006&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7906&DocNum=4006&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4006eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7906&DocNum=4006&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4006enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7906&DocNum=4006&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roger L. Eddy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-13** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Roger L. Eddy `filing`
- **2004-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Correctional Note Filed
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-03-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Shane Cultra
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-31** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2004-04-21** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 28, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2004-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-05** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-02** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0682 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a92e9179-ea26-4fd8-aa11-ed10151ec7b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).