republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/103rd/hb-3149.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines \"drug and alcohol clearinghouse\" as a database system established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that permits the access and retrieval of a drug and alcohol testing violation or violations precluding an applicant or employee from occupying safety-sensitive positions involving the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Provides that, no later than November 18, 2024, the Secretary shall request information from the drug and alcohol clearinghouse for all applicants applying for an initial, renewal, transfer, or upgraded commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, and enforce federal regulations pertaining to the clearinghouse. Provides that a commercial learner's permit is valid for 12 months (instead of 6 months with a 6-month renewal). Provides that certificates of insurance and notices of cancellation or termination of insurance shall be submitted to the Secretary of State electronically (instead of in written or electronic form). Sets forth additional requirements for certain vehicles when approaching or stopping at railroad grade crossings, railroad tracks or tracks at grades, or highway rail grade crossings. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 3149"
citation: "Illinois HB 3149 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Ram Villivalam"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2426e38-e5af-4f9a-ac11-f6a0e117d787"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3149&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=148303&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "04c3a0565e4bca9ca06d787d1ebd395d7f65fedc906d4373762b8711f20d7efc"
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 3149 (103rd) — VEH CD-VARIOUS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "drug and alcohol clearinghouse" as a database system established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that permits the access and retrieval of a drug and alcohol testing violation or violations precluding an applicant or employee from occupying safety-sensitive positions involving the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Provides that, no later than November 18, 2024, the Secretary shall request information from the drug and alcohol clearinghouse for all applicants applying for an initial, renewal, transfer, or upgraded commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, and enforce federal regulations pertaining to the clearinghouse. Provides that a commercial learner's permit is valid for 12 months (instead of 6 months with a 6-month renewal). Provides that certificates of insurance and notices of cancellation or termination of insurance shall be submitted to the Secretary of State electronically (instead of in written or electronic form). Sets forth additional requirements for certain vehicles when approaching or stopping at railroad grade crossings, railroad tracks or tracks at grades, or highway rail grade crossings. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3149.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3149eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB3149enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Ram Villivalam — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
- **2023-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- **2023-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-18** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-26** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000
- **2023-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 2, 2023
- **2023-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-30** Effective Date June 30, 2023
- **2023-06-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0179 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2426e38-e5af-4f9a-ac11-f6a0e117d787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).