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| Bill | VEH CD-DRIVER LICENSE-AGE 18 | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver's license may not be issued to a person under 18 years of age. Provides that an instruction permit may not be issued to a person under the age of 17 years. Increases from 16 to 18 years the minimum age for issuance of a restricted driving permit or a family financial responsibility driving permit. Makes corresponding changes in other provisions. Provides that the increases in the driving age do not invalidate any license or permit that was previously issued to a person under 18 years of age if the person complies, until his or her 18th birthday, with all requirements that previously applied to drivers under 18 years of age. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 4768 | Illinois HB 4768 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 54 | 2 | 2006-01-18 | 2006-06-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/c63139b9-77d7-4996-843d-1d9dc96381ec | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4768&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23396&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 2be86135bb5f126d9c9b22c9f86304e6f1bd34ae751c456d5bd49f6c32745184 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4768 (94th) — VEH CD-DRIVER LICENSE-AGE 18
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver's license may not be issued to a person under 18 years of age. Provides that an instruction permit may not be issued to a person under the age of 17 years. Increases from 16 to 18 years the minimum age for issuance of a restricted driving permit or a family financial responsibility driving permit. Makes corresponding changes in other provisions. Provides that the increases in the driving age do not invalidate any license or permit that was previously issued to a person under 18 years of age if the person complies, until his or her 18th birthday, with all requirements that previously applied to drivers under 18 years of age.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Dan Rutherford — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- John D'Amico — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-01-18 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
filing - 2006-01-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-01-18 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- 2006-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2006-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2006-02-07 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2006-02-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2006-02-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2006-02-07 Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-08 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
- 2006-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- 2006-02-14 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- 2006-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-02-14 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 024-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-02-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-02-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2006-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2006-02-21 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-02-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-02-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
- 2006-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- 2006-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2006-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Delgado
- 2006-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2006-02-22 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2006-02-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-02-22 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2006-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 23, 2006
reading-1 - 2006-02-22 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2006-02-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-02-23 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2006-03-02 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- 2006-03-07 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cheryl Axley
- 2006-03-15 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2006-03-24 Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- 2006-03-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- 2006-03-28 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2006-03-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2006-03-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2006-03-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2006-03-28 Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2006-04-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2006-06-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2006-06-22 Effective Date June 22, 2006
- 2006-06-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0897
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c63139b9-77d7-4996-843d-1d9dc96381ec. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).