republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/sb-66.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RELOCATOR LIENS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles that are towed or relocated at the request of the owner or operator (as well as those towed or relocated because they are abandoned, lost, stolen, or unclaimed) are subject to a lien under the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount) Act. Provides that the provisions of that Act regarding the maximum amount of the lien do not apply to liens covered by the Vehicle Code provision. Provides that with certain enumerated exceptions, personal property in a vehicle subject to a lien under the Code provision is also subject to that lien. Limits the amounts of liens under the provision. Provides that a relocator or other towing service that accepts a properly signed credit card receipt becomes a holder in due course, and neither the holder of the credit card nor the company that issued the credit card may refuse to pay the amount charged, minus the processing charge assessed by the credit card company. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 66"
citation: "Illinois SB 66 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2005-01-26"
last_action: "2005-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45b7c04e-b8b8-4f2b-846a-b2f611906bc5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=66&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14701&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "19e8a0de526787788614807ed87655b0a45f9cea82773f07fa6ccd0627c767ec"
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 SB 66 (94th) — VEH CD-RELOCATOR LIENS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles that are towed or relocated at the request of the owner or operator (as well as those towed or relocated because they are abandoned, lost, stolen, or unclaimed) are subject to a lien under the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount) Act. Provides that the provisions of that Act regarding the maximum amount of the lien do not apply to liens covered by the Vehicle Code provision. Provides that with certain enumerated exceptions, personal property in a vehicle subject to a lien under the Code provision is also subject to that lien. Limits the amounts of liens under the provision. Provides that a relocator or other towing service that accepts a properly signed credit card receipt becomes a holder in due course, and neither the holder of the credit card nor the company that issued the credit card may refuse to pay the amount charged, minus the processing charge assessed by the credit card company. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400SB0066&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14701&DocNum=66&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0066eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14701&DocNum=66&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0066enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=14701&DocNum=66&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–5** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Link — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-01-26** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2005-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-01-26** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-02** Postponed - Transportation
- **2005-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2005-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
- **2005-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-03-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2005-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Adopted Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-04-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Link `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005
- **2005-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-03** Re-assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- **2005-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 024-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. William B. Black `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2005-05-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-19** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
- **2005-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02-May 20, 2005.
- **2005-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2005-05-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Terry Link `filing`
- **2005-05-20** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- **2005-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2005-05-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-08-10** Effective Date August 10, 2005
- **2005-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0522 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/45b7c04e-b8b8-4f2b-846a-b2f611906bc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).