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| Bill | VEH CD-EMERGENCY VEH-DEATH | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor if he or she causes the death of another person by failing to follow the required procedures when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is giving a warning signal. Provides that imposition of the penalties authorized by the provision does not preclude the imposition of appropriate additional civil or criminal penalties. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | HB 4203 | Illinois HB 4203 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 57 | 3 | 2007-12-14 | 2008-08-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/cb6d3fbb-9af3-4891-a360-4f98be7f2712 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4203&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34608&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 420ba0e9a4b6d5dd690c65f4586ee7f8609e8f131c3171026d8a794c735b3ac9 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4203 (95th) — VEH CD-EMERGENCY VEH-DEATH
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor if he or she causes the death of another person by failing to follow the required procedures when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle that is giving a warning signal. Provides that imposition of the penalties authorized by the provision does not preclude the imposition of appropriate additional civil or criminal penalties.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — 114–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Gary Forby — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Holbrook — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2007-12-14 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Holbrook
filing - 2007-12-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2007-12-17 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-01-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- 2008-01-14 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2008-01-14 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2008-01-30 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2008-01-30 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2008-02-06 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2008-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
amendment-introduction - 2008-03-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2008-03-06 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 010-002-001
committee-passage - 2008-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-03-13 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-03-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-04-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-10 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2008-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2008
reading-1 - 2008-04-16 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- 2008-04-17 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-17 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-04-30 Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2008-05-08 Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- 2008-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine
amendment-introduction - 2008-05-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- 2008-05-13 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2008-05-13 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- 2008-05-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- 2008-05-20 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- 2008-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-21 Arrived in House
introduction - 2008-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2008-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2008-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Coulson
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- 2008-05-31 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- 2008-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 114-000-000
- 2008-05-31 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-30 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-08-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2008-08-22 Effective Date January 1, 2009
- 2008-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0884
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb6d3fbb-9af3-4891-a360-4f98be7f2712. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).