---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RESTRICT DRIVING PERMIT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides a person with a revoked driver's license, who is ineligible for restoration of the license because of certain prior violations including a 4th or subsequent DUI, may apply for a restricted driving permit 5 years after revocation or release from imprisonment, whichever is later. To be eligible for the restricted driving permit the person, must at a minimum, show by clear and convincing evidence at least 3 years of abstinence from alcohol and illegal drugs and successful completion of rehabilitative treatment. Any restricted driving permit issued to such a person must require operation of a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device. Provides the person shall not be eligible for a restricted driving permit if convicted of more than one violation of driving under the influence of drugs or an intoxicating compound. If the person issued a restricted driving permit is subsequently convicted of driving under the influence, the permit is revoked and he or she is permanently barred from acquiring a restricted driving permit. Allows a nonresident, who is ineligible for restoration of a license because of certain prior violations, to seek restoration of the license 10 years from the date of revocation. Makes it a Class 4 felony for a person with a restricted driving permit that requires operation of a vehicle with an ignition interlock device to operate a vehicle without one."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 1446"
citation: "Illinois HB 1446 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-02-05"
last_action: "2015-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e65765c6-90b3-4aa8-894a-ac482810c836"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1446&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=86166&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "7e132d54fe860113f2ba9faa876cf06f5a6f621a0f14ec6e6b1533f64cc63d8a"
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 1446 (99th) — VEH CD-RESTRICT DRIVING PERMIT

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides a person with a revoked driver's license, who is ineligible for restoration of the license because of certain prior violations including a 4th or subsequent DUI, may apply for a restricted driving permit 5 years after revocation or release from imprisonment, whichever is later. To be eligible for the restricted driving permit the person, must at a minimum, show by clear and convincing evidence at least 3 years of abstinence from alcohol and illegal drugs and successful completion of rehabilitative treatment. Any restricted driving permit issued to such a person must require operation of a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device. Provides the person shall not be eligible for a restricted driving permit if convicted of more than one violation of driving under the influence of drugs or an intoxicating compound. If the person issued a restricted driving permit is subsequently convicted of driving under the influence, the permit is revoked and he or she is permanently barred from acquiring a restricted driving permit. Allows a nonresident, who is ineligible for restoration of a license because of certain prior violations, to seek restoration of the license 10 years from the date of revocation. Makes it a Class 4 felony for a person with a restricted driving permit that requires operation of a vehicle with an ignition interlock device to operate a vehicle without one.

## 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=09900HB1446&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86166&DocNum=1446&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1446eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86166&DocNum=1446&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB1446enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=86166&DocNum=1446&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **65–47** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **34–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
- Elaine Nekritz — primary (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elaine Nekritz `filing`
- **2015-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2015-04-14** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 065-047-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-04-15** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2015-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-05** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2015-05-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2015-05-11** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Michael Noland
- **2015-05-13** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-002-001 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2015-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-05-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2015-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 034-017-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0290 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e65765c6-90b3-4aa8-894a-ac482810c836`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).