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Bill	VEH CD-GRADUATED LICENSE	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, School Code, Child Passenger Protection Act, and Unified Code of Corrections. Makes various changes regarding: driver education requirements; graduated driver's licenses; instruction permits for minors; curfews for drivers under a specified age; the number of passengers under a specified age allowed in a vehicle driven by a newly licensed driver under a certain age; the use of seat safety belts; the use of wireless telephones by graduated driver's license holders; suspensions of driver's licenses of drivers under age 21 under specified circumstances; required appearances before the presiding judge with a parent or guardian under specified circumstances; vehicle impoundment for drivers arrested for street racing; and other matters. Repeals provisions creating the offense of drag racing. Creates the offenses of street racing and aggravated street racing, and makes conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2008, except that the provisions amending the School Code are effective July 1, 2008.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	SB 172	Illinois SB 172 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	103	2	2007-01-31	2007-08-20	openstates	ocd-bill/9f9c438c-df3d-45ab-9586-5c12b15eb225	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=172&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27496&SessionID=51&GA=95	c50d9c08dd090c2376ddd62538d782cd8c8ab1ccac1652621d01ec4e14aab29c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 172 (95th) — VEH CD-GRADUATED LICENSE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, School Code, Child Passenger Protection Act, and Unified Code of Corrections. Makes various changes regarding: driver education requirements; graduated driver's licenses; instruction permits for minors; curfews for drivers under a specified age; the number of passengers under a specified age allowed in a vehicle driven by a newly licensed driver under a certain age; the use of seat safety belts; the use of wireless telephones by graduated driver's license holders; suspensions of driver's licenses of drivers under age 21 under specified circumstances; required appearances before the presiding judge with a parent or guardian under specified circumstances; vehicle impoundment for drivers arrested for street racing; and other matters. Repeals provisions creating the offense of drag racing. Creates the offenses of street racing and aggravated street racing, and makes conforming changes. Makes other changes. Effective January 1, 2008, except that the provisions amending the School Code are effective July 1, 2008.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 54–2 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Al Riley — cosponsor (person)
• Bill Mitchell — cosponsor (person)
• Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
• Careen M Gordon — cosponsor (person)
• Cynthia Soto — cosponsor (person)
• Dan Brady — cosponsor (person)
• Dan Reitz — cosponsor (person)
• Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
• David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
• Dennis M. Reboletti — cosponsor (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Esther Golar — cosponsor (person)
• Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
• Greg Harris — cosponsor (person)
• Harry Osterman — cosponsor (person)
• Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
• Jack McGuire — cosponsor (person)
• James D. Brosnahan — cosponsor (person)
• John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
• Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
• Karen A. Yarbrough — cosponsor (person)
• Karen May — cosponsor (person)
• Kathleen A. Ryg — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin A. McCarthy — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
• LaShawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
• Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
• Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
• Luis Arroyo — cosponsor (person)
• Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
• Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
• Mike Boland — cosponsor (person)
• Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
• Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
• Rich Brauer — cosponsor (person)
• Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
• Robert F. Flider — cosponsor (person)
• Robert Rita — cosponsor (person)
• Ronald A. Wait — cosponsor (person)
• Sara Feigenholtz — cosponsor (person)
• Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
• Susana A Mendoza — cosponsor (person)
• Thomas Holbrook — cosponsor (person)
• William Davis — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2007-01-31 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton filing
• 2007-01-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-01-31 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-01-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
• 2007-01-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2007-01-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
• 2007-02-02 Sponsor Removed Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2007-02-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
• 2007-02-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
• 2007-02-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2007-02-05 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
• 2007-02-07 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2007-02-07 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
• 2007-02-26 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2007-02-28 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
• 2007-03-01 Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
• 2007-03-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
• 2007-03-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
• 2007-03-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
• 2007-03-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
• 2007-03-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2007-03-08 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2007-03-27 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2007-03-27 Third Reading - Passed; 054-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-03-28 Arrived in House introduction
• 2007-03-28 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2007-03-28 Chief House Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. James D. Brosnahan
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza
• 2007-03-28 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Careen M Gordon
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
• 2007-03-28 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2007-03-28 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
• 2007-03-28 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mary E. Flowers
• 2007-03-28 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Tom Cross
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
• 2007-03-28 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2007-03-28 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
• 2007-03-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
• 2007-03-28 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-03-28 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-03-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
• 2007-03-29 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
• 2007-04-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
• 2007-04-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
• 2007-04-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
• 2007-04-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2007-04-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
• 2007-04-18 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
• 2007-04-30 Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2007-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-05-09 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
• 2007-05-18 Fiscal Note Filed
• 2007-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-05-22 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait
• 2007-05-23 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
• 2007-05-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-23 Passed Both Houses
• 2007-06-21 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2007-08-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2007-08-20 Effective Date January 1, 2008; Generally Effective
• 2007-08-20 Effective Date July 1, 2008; Some Parts Effective
• 2007-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0310 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9f9c438c-df3d-45ab-9586-5c12b15eb225. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).