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Bill	VEH CD-ORDINANCE-AUTONOMOS VEH	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of autonomous vehicles on its roadways. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines "autonomous vehicle".	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 791	Illinois HB 791 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	43	3	2017-01-27	2017-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/704687d0-f850-4528-b5cc-a0afacbeda28	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=791&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101170&SessionID=91&GA=100	e8a2c78bc55c7b24643bdd686f1b35068ace22b0dc6b9d6fc2eafde432106d51	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 791 (100th) — VEH CD-ORDINANCE-AUTONOMOS VEH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of autonomous vehicles on its roadways. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines "autonomous vehicle".

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 98–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Demmer — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-01-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer filing
• 2017-01-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-08 Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
• 2017-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
• 2017-02-22 Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 013-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-02-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-02-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2017-03-07 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-08 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-08 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
• 2017-03-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-03-08 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-03-17 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
• 2017-04-06 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Karen McConnaughay
• 2017-04-25 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2017-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karen McConnaughay amendment-introduction
• 2017-05-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-04 Postponed - Executive
• 2017-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
• 2017-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2017-05-12 Do Pass as Amended Executive; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
• 2017-05-15 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
• 2017-05-17 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2017-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-28 Arrived in House introduction
• 2017-05-28 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2017-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Demmer
• 2017-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
• 2017-06-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-000-000
• 2017-06-24 House Concurs
• 2017-06-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-07-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-25 Effective Date June 1, 2018
• 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0352 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/704687d0-f850-4528-b5cc-a0afacbeda28. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).