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| Bill | VEH CD-LEAVING ACCIDENT SCENE | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who fails to remain at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death to render aid as required is guilty of a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor). Shortens from one hour to one-half hour the time in which a person who has failed to remain at the scene of the accident must report the accident at a police station or sheriff's office. Provides that a person who failed to remain at the scene as required and failed to report the accident within one-half hour of its occurrence, or within one-half hour of his or her release from the hospital if he or she had been hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting during the one-half hour after the occurrence, is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the accident does not result in the death of any person. Deletes language providing that a report made within the one hour time limit may not be used as a basis for a prosecution for failing to remain at the accident scene as required. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 93rd | HB 4027 | Illinois HB 4027 (93rd) |
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enacted | 3 | 75 | 3 | 2004-01-14 | 2004-07-06 | openstates | ocd-bill/e2a0c5ac-0176-4049-84fc-0b9773517914 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4027&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=7988&SessionID=3&GA=93 | c413048c74f0b57116e84b3099fce258f6bac1b03af83ca850d14807c05e1d2e | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4027 (93rd) — VEH CD-LEAVING ACCIDENT SCENE
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who fails to remain at the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death to render aid as required is guilty of a Class 4 felony (rather than a Class A misdemeanor). Shortens from one hour to one-half hour the time in which a person who has failed to remain at the scene of the accident must report the accident at a police station or sheriff's office. Provides that a person who failed to remain at the scene as required and failed to report the accident within one-half hour of its occurrence, or within one-half hour of his or her release from the hospital if he or she had been hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting during the one-half hour after the occurrence, is guilty of a Class 3 (rather than a Class 4) felony if the accident does not result in the death of any person. Deletes language providing that a report made within the one hour time limit may not be used as a basis for a prosecution for failing to remain at the accident scene as required.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 107–7 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 111–1 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Althoff — cosponsor (person)
- William Delgado — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2004-01-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Delgado
filing - 2004-01-14 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2004-01-14 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- 2004-01-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2004-01-15 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2004-02-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- 2004-02-19 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2004-02-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2004-02-19 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2004-02-26 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2004-03-03 Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed by Voice Vote
- 2004-03-04 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2004-03-04 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2004-03-04 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Eileen Lyons
- 2004-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2004-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- 2004-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ralph C. Capparelli
- 2004-03-25 Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- 2004-03-25 Sponsor Removed Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frank Aguilar
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2004-03-25 Sponsor Removed Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner
- 2004-03-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2004-03-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-001-002
reading-3, passage - 2004-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2004-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2004-03-25 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2004-03-25 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2004
reading-1 - 2004-03-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- 2004-03-25 First Reading
reading-1 - 2004-03-25 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2004-03-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Miguel del Valle
- 2004-04-15 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2004-04-22 Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2004-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- 2004-04-26 Correctional Note Filed and Impact Note from the Illinois Department of Corrections.
- 2004-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
amendment-introduction - 2004-04-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2004-04-28 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2004-04-28 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- 2004-04-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2004-04-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2004-05-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- 2004-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 007-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2004-05-05 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2004-05-05 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Martinez
amendment-passage - 2004-05-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2004
- 2004-05-06 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Sullivan
- 2004-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2004-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- 2004-05-13 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2004-05-13 Arrived in House
introduction - 2004-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2004-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. William Delgado
- 2004-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2004-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2004-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 012-000-000
- 2004-05-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- 2004-05-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2004-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-007-004
- 2004-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2004-06-17 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2004-07-06 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2004-07-06 Effective Date January 1, 2005
- 2004-07-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0684
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e2a0c5ac-0176-4049-84fc-0b9773517914. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).