---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration of the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 978"
citation: "Illinois SB 978 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-12-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b216b347-a257-4871-bdd5-1a44a0e44c25"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=978&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3840&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "c16cf1100982476ec999b2dcfffa118187cb0a00154cfaf19c79861b4fc7310b"
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 978 (93rd) — VEH CD-TECH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration of the Code.

## 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=09300SB0978&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3840&DocNum=978&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0978eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3840&DocNum=978&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0978enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3840&DocNum=978&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick Welch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid `filing`
- **2003-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-27** Verified
- **2003-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-02** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-14** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-05-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **
- **2003-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-29** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate ** `reading-2`
- **2003-06-01** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-17** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2003-11-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-11-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-11-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
- **2003-11-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frank J. Mautino
- **2003-11-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2003-11-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2003-11-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- **2003-11-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2003-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-11-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-11-19** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2003-11-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2003-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 20,2003
- **2003-11-19** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Patrick Welch `filing`
- **2003-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2003-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Executive; 013-000-000
- **2003-11-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000
- **2003-11-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-12-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-12-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-12-19** Effective Date December 19, 2003
- **2003-12-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0624 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b216b347-a257-4871-bdd5-1a44a0e44c25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).