---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEHICLE CODE-MOTORCYCLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the requirements for a person who is under the age of 18 to operate a motorcycle to include successful completion of a motorcycle training course approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation (instead of just completing the course). Effective January 1, 2004."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 499"
citation: "Illinois HB 499 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-30"
last_action: "2003-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8c40d33-53e1-473c-bb88-12bfb66297df"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=499&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=931&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "52d6b85e36aa60b9b17494d5309cfdb8097c36583fbb072b31472aa9af553a35"
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 499 (93rd) — VEHICLE CODE-MOTORCYCLES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the requirements for a person who is under the age of 18 to operate a motorcycle to include successful completion of a motorcycle training course approved by the Illinois Department of Transportation (instead of just completing the course). Effective January 1, 2004.

## 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=09300HB0499&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=931&DocNum=499&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0499eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=931&DocNum=499&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0499enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=931&DocNum=499&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `filing`
- **2003-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-04** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2003-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-11** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 12, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2003-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 9, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-11** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0174 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8c40d33-53e1-473c-bb88-12bfb66297df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).