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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-IGNITION INTERLOCK"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any person whose driving privilege is restricted by being prohibited from operating a motor vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device to operate a motor vehicle not equipped with that device. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that the person also commits a Class A misdemeanor if he or she solicits another person to blow into the device to start the engine of the vehicle. Provides that when the Secretary of State receives a report of a conviction of any violation indicating that a person prohibited from operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device was operating a vehicle not equipped with that device, the Secretary shall not issue a driver's license to that person for an additional period of one year from the date of the conviction."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 585"
citation: "Illinois SB 585 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d51d9d3-a700-490b-b222-c6514962ecf7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=585&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28424&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "1c70a5e2ac958308ee72632402654392bbf5ca628c3cd986970b6b6a4c8a5edb"
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 SB 585 (95th) — VEH CD-IGNITION INTERLOCK
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any person whose driving privilege is restricted by being prohibited from operating a motor vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device to operate a motor vehicle not equipped with that device. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that the person also commits a Class A misdemeanor if he or she solicits another person to blow into the device to start the engine of the vehicle. Provides that when the Secretary of State receives a report of a conviction of any violation indicating that a person prohibited from operating a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device was operating a vehicle not equipped with that device, the Secretary shall not issue a driver's license to that person for an additional period of one year from the date of the conviction.
## 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=09500SB0585&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28424&DocNum=585&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0585eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28424&DocNum=585&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0585enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28424&DocNum=585&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2007-03-01** Postponed - Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass Judiciary Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-18** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Careen M Gordon
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2007-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-07** Effective Date January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0027 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8d51d9d3-a700-490b-b222-c6514962ecf7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).