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type: "Bill"
title: "MOTOR FUEL SALES-DISABILITIES"
description: "Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Repeals language providing that the Act does not apply to gasoline or service stations offering motor fuel for sale only at self-service islands. Requires a station that offers motor fuel for sale only at self-service islands to provide at one or more islands a calling device that allows a person with a decal, a device, or registration plates issued to a person with disabilities to request assistance in dispensing motor fuel. Sets forth requirements for the calling device and signage. Provides that the station may not impose an additional charge for the assistance in dispensing motor fuel. Sets forth circumstances under which: (i) a station is not required to provide a calling device or (ii) a station is required to provide a calling device only during certain hours. Provides that the requirements of the Act do not apply if the driver or a passenger is reasonably capable of dispensing motor fuel. Provides that a gasoline station owner who violates either of these provisions is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $600."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 226"
citation: "Illinois HB 226 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-08"
last_action: "2007-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d659a431-8d37-4ce6-9f6b-6037ef9094a5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=226&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=26910&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "1162d576eda1036e66d5ba265407bc92b8d1405fe134247b05b6a67e4a3f47d8"
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 226 (95th) — MOTOR FUEL SALES-DISABILITIES
Amends the Motor Fuel Sales Act. Repeals language providing that the Act does not apply to gasoline or service stations offering motor fuel for sale only at self-service islands. Requires a station that offers motor fuel for sale only at self-service islands to provide at one or more islands a calling device that allows a person with a decal, a device, or registration plates issued to a person with disabilities to request assistance in dispensing motor fuel. Sets forth requirements for the calling device and signage. Provides that the station may not impose an additional charge for the assistance in dispensing motor fuel. Sets forth circumstances under which: (i) a station is not required to provide a calling device or (ii) a station is required to provide a calling device only during certain hours. Provides that the requirements of the Act do not apply if the driver or a passenger is reasonably capable of dispensing motor fuel. Provides that a gasoline station owner who violates either of these provisions is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $600.
## 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=09500HB0226&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26910&DocNum=226&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0226eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26910&DocNum=226&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB0226enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=26910&DocNum=226&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Patricia Reid Lindner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-08** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner `filing`
- **2007-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Disability Services Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-07** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2007-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2007-03-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-03-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2007-03-01** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2007-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2007-03-07** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-03-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kurt M. Granberg
- **2007-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patricia Reid Lindner `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-04-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Disability Services Committee
- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Disability Services Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2007-04-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-27** Third Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-05-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 3, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2007-05-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-04** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0193 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d659a431-8d37-4ce6-9f6b-6037ef9094a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).