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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	VEH CD-DRIVERS EXAM-SCOTTS LAW	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an incorrect response to a question on the written portion of the driver's license examination concerning driver responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle shall be deemed an automatic failure of the written portion of the driver's license examination. Provides that the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant to retake the written portion of the driver's license examination the same day if the reason for failing was due to selecting an incorrect response relating to such a question.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	103rd	HB 4711	Illinois HB 4711 (103rd)	bill		enacted	Dan Swanson Michael W. Halpin	4	46	4	2024-02-02	2024-07-19	openstates	ocd-bill/23bee065-cb99-4412-b91f-316f202d9978	https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4711&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=152268&SessionID=112	335f425af2fee070f4714fa93a17610830fe1d6cd8cd15909eaf43ab5ae66a82	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 4711 (103rd) — VEH CD-DRIVERS EXAM-SCOTTS LAW

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an incorrect response to a question on the written portion of the driver's license examination concerning driver responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle shall be deemed an automatic failure of the written portion of the driver's license examination. Provides that the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant to retake the written portion of the driver's license examination the same day if the reason for failing was due to selecting an incorrect response relating to such a question.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Transportation — 9–4 (pass) · lower
• Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Dan Swanson — primary (person)
• Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
• Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
• Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
• Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
• Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
• Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
• Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
• Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
• Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
• Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
• Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
• Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
• Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
• Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
• Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-02 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson filing
• 2024-02-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2024-02-06 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2024-02-14 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety referral-committee
• 2024-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
• 2024-03-21 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
• 2024-04-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2024-04-03 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 010-000-000
• 2024-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
• 2024-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
• 2024-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
• 2024-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
• 2024-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
• 2024-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
• 2024-04-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
• 2024-04-03 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2024-04-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
• 2024-04-11 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2024-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2024-04-16 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
• 2024-04-16 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
• 2024-04-17 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2024-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2024-04-18 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
• 2024-04-18 First Reading reading-1
• 2024-04-18 Referred to Assignments
• 2024-04-24 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2024-05-01 Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000
• 2024-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024 reading-2
• 2024-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2024-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
• 2024-05-15 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2024-05-15 Passed Both Houses
• 2024-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2024-07-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2024-07-19 Effective Date January 1, 2025
• 2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0680 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23bee065-cb99-4412-b91f-316f202d9978. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).