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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VULNERABLE USERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the offense of infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way. Provides that a person commits the offense of infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way if the person (i) operates a vehicle upon a highway in this State in a careless or reckless manner and (ii) causes serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way. Provides that infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way is a Class A misdemeanor and carries a minimum fine of $12,500. Provides that any driver who is convicted of infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way is subject to suspension of his or her driving privileges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 4861"
citation: "Illinois HB 4861 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 58
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-08"
last_action: "2009-02-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bee2c02-43da-4433-ad8a-597ca00d990c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4861&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35678&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "921c69557bbc3e255b371885a8bfb8b692c9518277a66343062250028a49369b"
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 4861 (95th) — VEH CD-VULNERABLE USERS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the offense of infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way. Provides that a person commits the offense of infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way if the person (i) operates a vehicle upon a highway in this State in a careless or reckless manner and (ii) causes serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way. Provides that infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way is a Class A misdemeanor and carries a minimum fine of $12,500. Provides that any driver who is convicted of infliction of serious physical injury or death to a vulnerable user of a public way is subject to suspension of his or her driving privileges.
## 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=09500HB4861&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35678&DocNum=4861&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4861eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35678&DocNum=4861&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4861enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35678&DocNum=4861&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1091** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- James A. DeLeo — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo `filing`
- **2008-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `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
- **2008-03-13** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-03-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-04-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 9, 2008
- **2008-04-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Drivers Education & Safety Committee
- **2008-05-07** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-09** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2008-05-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2008-05-13** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2008-05-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2008-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-19** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Drivers Education & Safety Committee
- **2008-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-05-21** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-22** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-27** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to State Government Administration Committee
- **2008-05-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2008-05-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2008-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2008-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-05-30** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2008-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 31, 2008 `reading-1`
- **2008-05-30** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
- **2008-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado
- **2008-05-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2008-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2008-05-30** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2008-05-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-05-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-12** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As January 13, 2009
- **2008-11-12** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2008-11-19** Do Pass Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading November 19, 2008
- **2008-11-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-11-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading November 20, 2008
- **2008-11-20** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2008-11-20** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-11-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-12-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-02-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-02-17** Effective Date February 17, 2009
- **2009-02-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-1034 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bee2c02-43da-4433-ad8a-597ca00d990c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).