---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-TRANSFER-OPERATN LAW"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code provision regarding the transfer of title to a vehicle by operation of law. Establishes procedures to be followed if the vehicle is the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding or discharge. Provides that certain requirements of the provision do not apply to bankruptcy proceedings or orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 947"
citation: "Illinois HB 947 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4ba7106-8864-40d1-9f85-443081f34811"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=947&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15575&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "ca65202ac5b83ad9fda1cb4be81536b13bbc009ff1297bb8cb3dd1d30b0328ac"
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 947 (94th) — VEH CD-TRANSFER-OPERATN LAW

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code provision regarding the transfer of title to a vehicle by operation of law. Establishes procedures to be followed if the vehicle is the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding or discharge. Provides that certain requirements of the provision do not apply to bankruptcy proceedings or orders.

## 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=09400HB0947&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15575&DocNum=947&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0947eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15575&DocNum=947&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0947enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15575&DocNum=947&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jay C. Hoffman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman `filing`
- **2005-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-17** Assigned to Financial Institutions Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Financial Institutions Committee; 027-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2005-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones
- **2005-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0411 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4ba7106-8864-40d1-9f85-443081f34811`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).