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type: "Bill"
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title: "VEH CD-SOS-HEARINGS"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a petition to contest the imposition of a suspension of a person's driving privileges because of the person's refusal to undergo testing for alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds, or because drugs, intoxicating compounds, or alcohol in excess of the legal limit were found in the person's blood, breath, or urine, must be filed within 90 days after the effective date of the suspension. Provides that if a petition is withdrawn, it must be refiled in 90 days. Provides that a petition that has been withdrawn more than twice may not be refiled. Provides that a person whose license has been suspended may subpoena the arresting officer or any other law enforcement officer who participated in the person's arrest to appear at the hearing to contest the suspension. Provides that the failure of a law enforcement officer to appear at the hearing is grounds for a continuance, if the hearing officer considers the continuance appropriate, but not grounds for rescission of the suspension. Makes other changes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "95th"
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identifier: "SB 577"
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citation: "Illinois SB 577 (95th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2007-02-08"
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last_action: "2007-09-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8c7b542-3364-4ef9-8ecf-9c56c66a90d8"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=577&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28415&SessionID=51&GA=95"
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source_hash: "80b01fca382ecb43c48255dbebcec881f35db8e170cbb720e63f66fbd64bc91d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 577 (95th) — VEH CD-SOS-HEARINGS
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a petition to contest the imposition of a suspension of a person's driving privileges because of the person's refusal to undergo testing for alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds, or because drugs, intoxicating compounds, or alcohol in excess of the legal limit were found in the person's blood, breath, or urine, must be filed within 90 days after the effective date of the suspension. Provides that if a petition is withdrawn, it must be refiled in 90 days. Provides that a petition that has been withdrawn more than twice may not be refiled. Provides that a person whose license has been suspended may subpoena the arresting officer or any other law enforcement officer who participated in the person's arrest to appear at the hearing to contest the suspension. Provides that the failure of a law enforcement officer to appear at the hearing is grounds for a continuance, if the hearing officer considers the continuance appropriate, but not grounds for rescission of the suspension. Makes other changes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0577&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28415&DocNum=577&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0577eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28415&DocNum=577&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0577enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28415&DocNum=577&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Concurrence — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **52–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
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- **2007-03-07** Postponed - Transportation
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- **2007-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-03-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
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- **2007-03-13** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
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- **2007-03-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2007-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2007
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- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
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- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Eddie Washington `amendment-introduction`
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- **2007-05-23** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2007-05-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2007-05-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02
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- **2007-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01,02 - May 31, 2007
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- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2007-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2007-05-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2007-06-28** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
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- **2007-06-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
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- **2007-06-29** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
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- **2007-06-29** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Senate Concurs 052-000-000
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- **2007-06-29** Passed Both Houses
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- **2007-07-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2007-09-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2007-09-25** Effective Date June 1, 2008
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- **2007-09-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0627 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8c7b542-3364-4ef9-8ecf-9c56c66a90d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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