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type: "Bill"
title: "CRIM CD-VEH TRESPASS CIVIL"
description: "Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may be liable in any civil action for money damages to the owner of the land he or she entered upon with a motor vehicle. Provides the measure of damages an owner may recover. Provides that if the person operating the vehicle is under the age of 16, the owner of the vehicle and the parent or legal guardian of the minor are jointly and severally liable. Defines \"land\", \"owner\", and \"vehicle\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4020"
citation: "Illinois HB 4020 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-28"
last_action: "2005-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f33da16-bcc4-4908-b909-08d62356594b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4020&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=20842&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "b1e3e4b2ccbf2eb71bd1cdc8726405ccf7f6460ef2cab4833e9cbb21ee13a059"
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 4020 (94th) — CRIM CD-VEH TRESPASS CIVIL
Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person may be liable in any civil action for money damages to the owner of the land he or she entered upon with a motor vehicle. Provides the measure of damages an owner may recover. Provides that if the person operating the vehicle is under the age of 16, the owner of the vehicle and the parent or legal guardian of the minor are jointly and severally liable. Defines "land", "owner", and "vehicle".
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4020&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20842&DocNum=4020&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4020eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20842&DocNum=4020&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4020enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=20842&DocNum=4020&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ed Sullivan, Jr. — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-28** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr. `filing`
- **2005-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-01** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2005-03-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2005-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0512 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f33da16-bcc4-4908-b909-08d62356594b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).