---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-ATV-DNR RULEMAKING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may (rather than shall) adopt administrative rules regarding the operation of all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 1182"
citation: "Illinois HB 1182 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-08"
last_action: "2005-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cd541e1-4983-4ec4-9bd3-9e849e508903"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1182&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15935&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "a4dfbf3f32ae5353b60a666113600a409704daed32e1c69c34b1b6e8de7fa5f2"
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 1182 (94th) — VEH CD-ATV-DNR RULEMAKING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may (rather than shall) adopt administrative rules regarding the operation of all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles.

## 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=09400HB1182&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15935&DocNum=1182&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1182eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15935&DocNum=1182&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1182enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15935&DocNum=1182&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **97–19** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Patrick J Verschoore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J Verschoore `filing`
- **2005-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-16** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-02-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 097-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 15, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-11** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mike Jacobs
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Agriculture & Conservation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-06-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-06-17** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-06-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0047 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cd541e1-4983-4ec4-9bd3-9e849e508903`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).