---
type: "Bill"
title: "MOTOR VEHICLE SALES-DOC FEES"
description: "Amends the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2008, the base documentary fee is raised from $40 to $150. Provides that the maximum fee that may be charged for a documentary fee is the base documentary fee of $150 (instead of $40). Effective January 1, 2008."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1657"
citation: "Illinois HB 1657 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-22"
last_action: "2007-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e7ad67c-2123-43cb-ab1e-20af94724a2c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1657&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30471&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "a6db31fd423d37b556a23bfdbadae4e099f05951b4e069d16fd072786db1a952"
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 1657 (95th) — MOTOR VEHICLE SALES-DOC FEES

Amends the Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act. Provides that, beginning January 1, 2008, the base documentary fee is raised from $40 to $150. Provides that the maximum fee that may be charged for a documentary fee is the base documentary fee of $150 (instead of $40). Effective January 1, 2008.

## 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=09500HB1657&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30471&DocNum=1657&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1657eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30471&DocNum=1657&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1657enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30471&DocNum=1657&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **69–47** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **39–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel J. Burke — primary (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Burke `filing`
- **2007-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Financial Institutions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Financial Institutions Committee; 012-007-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2007-03-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2007-04-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 069-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2007-04-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-01** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2007-05-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2007-05-02** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 006-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 039-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0280 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2e7ad67c-2123-43cb-ab1e-20af94724a2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).