republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/102nd/hb-3097.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "DRIVER EDUCATION-TRAFFIC STOPS"
description: "Amends the Driver Education Act of the School Code. Changes the definition of \"driver education course\" to include a course of instruction in law enforcement procedures during traffic stops, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every adult education course shall include instruction in law enforcement procedures during traffic stops, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers. Provides that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Illinois State Police, shall include in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication a description of law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the actions that a motorist should take during a traffic stop, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3097"
citation: "Illinois HB 3097 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mattie Hunter", "Sonya M. Harper"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9487994d-5835-4f9d-8feb-4ed772fe5652"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3097&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132021&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "d66aab7daa0b6f27aa8a67c1d82030c97a3d0680b8e5a0dd8067f1f75e87e08d"
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 3097 (102nd) — DRIVER EDUCATION-TRAFFIC STOPS

Amends the Driver Education Act of the School Code. Changes the definition of "driver education course" to include a course of instruction in law enforcement procedures during traffic stops, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every adult education course shall include instruction in law enforcement procedures during traffic stops, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers. Provides that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Illinois State Police, shall include in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication a description of law enforcement procedures during traffic stops and the actions that a motorist should take during a traffic stop, including appropriate interactions with law enforcement officers.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3097.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3097eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3097enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mattie Hunter — primary (person)
- Sonya M. Harper — primary (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Scherer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sonya M. Harper `filing`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-15** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-20** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2021-04-21** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 113-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 27, 2021 `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2021-04-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Assigned to Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Do Pass Public Safety; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- **2021-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- **2021-05-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- **2021-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- **2021-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0455 `became-law`
- **2021-12-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9487994d-5835-4f9d-8feb-4ed772fe5652`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).