republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/95th/hb-4221.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RENTAL-OWNER MANUAL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who rents a motor vehicle to another shall ensure that the person to whom the vehicle is rented is provided with an owner's manual for that vehicle and with an emergency telephone number to call for answers to questions about the vehicle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4221"
citation: "Illinois HB 4221 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2008-01-03"
last_action: "2008-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1646aaaa-5814-4960-9c04-52b3398892c6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4221&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34655&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "957eb92813741eb2409ab4c4df55d48796cb8d42f2888c35091d5e2376f9d9bd"
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 4221 (95th) — VEH CD-RENTAL-OWNER MANUAL

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who rents a motor vehicle to another shall ensure that the person to whom the vehicle is rented is provided with an owner's manual for that vehicle and with an emergency telephone number to call for answers to questions about the vehicle.

## 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=09500HB4221&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34655&DocNum=4221&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4221eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34655&DocNum=4221&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4221enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34655&DocNum=4221&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ruth Munson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-01-03** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ruth Munson `filing`
- **2008-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-01-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-01-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2008-02-06** Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Drivers Education & Safety Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Drivers Education & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-12** 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
- **2008-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2008-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-17** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2008-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
- **2008-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2008-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2008
- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2008-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2008-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-000-000
- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-31** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0770 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1646aaaa-5814-4960-9c04-52b3398892c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).