---
type: "Bill"
title: "HWY CD-HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the fine for obstructing a highway is not less than $50 nor more than $500 (rather than not less than $10 nor more than $100) and that the fine for leaving the obstruction on the highway after being ordered to remove it by the highway authority having jurisdiction is $50 (rather than $10) per day. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 2301"
citation: "Illinois HB 2301 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d028954a-e8f5-4b0d-bab3-13cdec04f63a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2301&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=3513&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "e4faaf2baf7fd278f6b6f9783df3b16e500d49e410342901f20d128161997bed"
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 2301 (93rd) — HWY CD-HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that the fine for obstructing a highway is not less than $50 nor more than $500 (rather than not less than $10 nor more than $100) and that the fine for leaving the obstruction on the highway after being ordered to remove it by the highway authority having jurisdiction is $50 (rather than $10) per day. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB2301&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3513&DocNum=2301&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2301eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3513&DocNum=2301&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB2301enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=3513&DocNum=2301&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **40–16** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary K. O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mary K. O'Brien `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-21** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-20** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-20** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2003-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Assigned to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-04-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Local Government
- **2003-04-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass as Amended Local Government; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-13** Third Reading - Passed; 040-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2003-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary K. O'Brien; Motion #1
- **2003-05-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- **2003-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 013-000-000
- **2003-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 116-000-000
- **2003-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-11** Effective Date July 11, 2003
- **2003-07-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0177 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d028954a-e8f5-4b0d-bab3-13cdec04f63a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).