republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-692.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MOTOR FUEL THEFT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of theft of motor fuel. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she dispenses motor fuel into a storage container or the fuel tank of a motor vehicle at an establishment in which motor fuel is offered for retail sale and leaves the premises of the establishment without making payment or the authorized charge for the motor fuel. Creates certain presumptions. Establishes penalties. Provides for the suspension of the driver's license of a person convicted of theft of motor fuel for a period not to exceed 6 months for a first conviction and for a period not to exceed one year for a second or subsequent conviction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 692"
citation: "Illinois HB 692 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-12-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9797d58b-86c4-493d-9bfe-f0addc1644dc"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=692&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=15170&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "4389b401d45cd0b673ca929d97da99f6f33c7163d00b5f133618a1d5967c92b0"
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 692 (94th) — MOTOR FUEL THEFT

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of theft of motor fuel. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she dispenses motor fuel into a storage container or the fuel tank of a motor vehicle at an establishment in which motor fuel is offered for retail sale and leaves the premises of the establishment without making payment or the authorized charge for the motor fuel. Creates certain presumptions. Establishes penalties. Provides for the suspension of the driver's license of a person convicted of theft of motor fuel for a period not to exceed 6 months for a first conviction and for a period not to exceed one year for a second or subsequent conviction.

## 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=09400HB0692&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15170&DocNum=692&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0692eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15170&DocNum=692&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB0692enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=15170&DocNum=692&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-08** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-02-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-02-25** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2005-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2005-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 9, 2005 `reading-1`
- **2005-04-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2005-05-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-05-05** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-19** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Extended to December 31, 2005 `reading-3`
- **2005-10-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2005-10-25** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-10-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading October 26, 2005
- **2005-10-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2005-10-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-10-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 27, 2005
- **2005-10-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-10-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-11-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-12-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-12-05** Effective Date June 1, 2006
- **2005-12-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0700 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9797d58b-86c4-493d-9bfe-f0addc1644dc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).