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Bill	VEH CD-NO LICENSE-INJURY	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the vehicle of a person who drives without a license and without insurance and causes death or personal injury to another person is subject to seizure and forfeiture. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	93rd	SB 1581	Illinois SB 1581 (93rd)	bill		enacted		3	39	2	2003-02-20	2003-07-11	openstates	ocd-bill/86e42920-55bd-4948-beb2-19977130c490	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1581&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4712&SessionID=3&GA=93	5261da17f63b3a06460f781abf02e1ba744159f4e6e99b8a8196ca2919924acd	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1581 (93rd) — VEH CD-NO LICENSE-INJURY

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that the vehicle of a person who drives without a license and without insurance and causes death or personal injury to another person is subject to seizure and forfeiture. Effective immediately.

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. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 118–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Charles E. Jefferson — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• JoAnn D. Osmond — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Monique D. Davis — cosponsor (person)
• Patrick Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
• Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
• William E. Peterson — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2003-02-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William E. Peterson filing
• 2003-02-20 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-02-20 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2003-02-27 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2003-03-11 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2003-03-12 Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
• 2003-03-18 Second Reading reading-2
• 2003-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
• 2003-03-18 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
• 2003-03-20 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-03-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2003-03-20 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-20 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
• 2003-03-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2003-03-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2003-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2003-03-31 Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee referral-committee
• 2003-04-04 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
• 2003-04-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000 committee-passage
• 2003-04-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-04-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2003-04-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2003-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
• 2003-04-10 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
• 2003-04-14 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
• 2003-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
• 2003-05-13 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
• 2003-05-16 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
• 2003-05-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2003-05-22 Passed Both Houses
• 2003-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2003-05-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2003-06-20 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2003-07-11 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2003-07-11 Effective Date July 11, 2003
• 2003-07-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0187 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86e42920-55bd-4948-beb2-19977130c490. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).