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type: "Bill"
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title: "VEH CD-AGG DUI-CAUSING DEATH"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a defendant is convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds because his or her DUI violation was the cause of the death of one or more persons, the defendant shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, unless the court determines that extraordinary circumstances exist and require probation."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "SB 1495"
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citation: "Illinois SB 1495 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2005-02-23"
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last_action: "2005-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01a419bf-ee93-4434-812a-234cb4f044be"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1495&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=19545&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "b188cf6c23b8a0afbcbd3393210a666a656e2bfb8b02b2d3b8f7c8c2d020c712"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 1495 (94th) — VEH CD-AGG DUI-CAUSING DEATH
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a defendant is convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds because his or her DUI violation was the cause of the death of one or more persons, the defendant shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, unless the court determines that extraordinary circumstances exist and require probation.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1495&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=19545&DocNum=1495&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1495eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=19545&DocNum=1495&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB1495enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=19545&DocNum=1495&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
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- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
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- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
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- John E. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
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- Kirk W. Dillard — primary (person)
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- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2005-02-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard `filing`
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- **2005-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-02-23** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-02** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2005-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
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- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
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- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
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- **2005-04-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
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- **2005-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2005-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
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- **2005-05-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2005-05-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
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- **2005-05-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2005-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
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- **2005-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
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- **2005-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
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- **2005-05-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2005-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2005-05-20** Passed Both Houses
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- **2005-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
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- **2005-05-23** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
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- **2005-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2005-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2005-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2006
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- **2005-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0609 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/01a419bf-ee93-4434-812a-234cb4f044be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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