---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-LEAVING ACCIDENT SCENE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who fails to remain at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death to render aid as required is guilty of a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor). Shortens from one hour to one-half hour the time in which a person who has failed to remain at the scene of the accident must report the accident at a police station or sheriff's office. Provides that a person who failed to remain at the scene as required and failed to report the accident within one-half hour of its occurrence, or within one-half hour of his or her release from the hospital if he or she had been hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting during the one-half hour after the occurrence, is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the accident does not result in the death of any person. Deletes language providing that a report made within the one hour time limit may not be used as a basis for a prosecution for failing to remain at the accident scene as required."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4027"
citation: "Illinois HB 4027 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 75
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2004-01-14"
last_action: "2004-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2a0c5ac-0176-4049-84fc-0b9773517914"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4027&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7988&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c413048c74f0b57116e84b3099fce258f6bac1b03af83ca850d14807c05e1d2e"
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 4027 (93rd) — VEH CD-LEAVING ACCIDENT SCENE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who fails to remain at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death to render aid as required is guilty of a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor). Shortens from one hour to one-half hour the time in which a person who has failed to remain at the scene of the accident must report the accident at a police station or sheriff's office. Provides that a person who failed to remain at the scene as required and failed to report the accident within one-half hour of its occurrence, or within one-half hour of his or her release from the hospital if he or she had been hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting during the one-half hour after the occurrence, is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the accident does not result in the death of any person. Deletes language providing that a report made within the one hour time limit may not be used as a basis for a prosecution for failing to remain at the accident scene as required.

## 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=09300HB4027&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7988&DocNum=4027&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4027eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7988&DocNum=4027&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4027enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=7988&DocNum=4027&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **107–7** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-01-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado `filing`
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2004-01-14** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2004-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-02-26** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-03** Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- **2004-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- **2004-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2004-03-24** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- **2004-03-25** Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-03-25** Sponsor Removed Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-03-25** Sponsor Removed Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- **2004-03-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2004-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-25** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-26** Correctional Note Filed and Impact Note from the Illinois Department of Corrections.
- **2004-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **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. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2004-05-04** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-05-05** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez `amendment-passage`
- **2004-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2004
- **2004-05-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- **2004-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2004-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Delgado
- **2004-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
- **2004-05-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2004-05-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2004-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-007-004
- **2004-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-06** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0684 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2a0c5ac-0176-4049-84fc-0b9773517914`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).