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| Bill | RECKLESS DRIVING-HOMICIDE | Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a defendant commits reckless homicide in a construction or maintenance zone and kills a person working in the zone, the defendant is guilty of a Class 2 felony and, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years. Provides that speeding in a construction or maintenance zone when workers were present shall be presumed to be evidence of a reckless act unless disproved by evidence to the contrary. Creates the offense of aggravated reckless driving in a construction or maintenance zone, a Class 3 felony. Provides that a person commits the offense if he or she drives in a construction zone with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property and as a result causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to a person working in the zone. Provides that speeding in a construction or maintenance zone when workers were present and causing serious injury to a worker shall be presumed to be evidence that the person was driving with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property unless disproved by evidence to the contrary. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 93rd | HB 3215 | Illinois HB 3215 (93rd) |
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enacted | 3 | 46 | 3 | 2003-02-27 | 2003-07-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/6538d4a7-f2d3-4a1e-9a9c-4741613c1fb2 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3215&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=5797&SessionID=3&GA=93 | 7590926befe646c10ca5ed088f584d1b363240df0ec9f6f2ae54b084a52b22aa | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3215 (93rd) — RECKLESS DRIVING-HOMICIDE
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961 and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a defendant commits reckless homicide in a construction or maintenance zone and kills a person working in the zone, the defendant is guilty of a Class 2 felony and, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years. Provides that speeding in a construction or maintenance zone when workers were present shall be presumed to be evidence of a reckless act unless disproved by evidence to the contrary. Creates the offense of aggravated reckless driving in a construction or maintenance zone, a Class 3 felony. Provides that a person commits the offense if he or she drives in a construction zone with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property and as a result causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to a person working in the zone. Provides that speeding in a construction or maintenance zone when workers were present and causing serious injury to a worker shall be presumed to be evidence that the person was driving with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property unless disproved by evidence to the contrary.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 115–1 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 115–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Jay C. Hoffman — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2003-02-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
filing - 2003-02-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-02-27 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2003-02-28 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2003-03-13 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2003-03-13 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2003-03-26 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2003-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2003-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2003-03-27 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2003-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- 2003-03-27 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
- 2003-03-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001
reading-3, passage - 2003-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2003-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2003
reading-1 - 2003-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- 2003-04-16 First Reading
reading-1 - 2003-04-16 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2003-04-16 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2003-05-01 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2003-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2003
- 2003-05-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
amendment-introduction - 2003-05-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2003-05-06 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2003-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- 2003-05-07 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2003-05-08 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 010-000-000
- 2003-05-12 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2003-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine
amendment-passage - 2003-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2003
- 2003-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2003-05-13 Arrived in House
introduction - 2003-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2003-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- 2003-05-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2003-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000
- 2003-05-23 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2003
- 2003-05-31 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2003-06-01 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 1, 2003
- 2003-06-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-001-000
- 2003-06-01 3/5 Vote Required
- 2003-06-01 Passed Both Houses
- 2003-06-27 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2003-07-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2003-07-11 Effective Date June 1, 2004
- 2003-07-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0178
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6538d4a7-f2d3-4a1e-9a9c-4741613c1fb2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).