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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VEHICLE FORFEITURE"
description: "Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code making vehicles subject to seizure and forfeiture under specified circumstances. Deletes a reference to a provision that was eliminated from the statutes by Public Act 95-377. Corrects a reference to a provision that was renumbered by Public Act 95-377. Provides that a person's vehicle is subject to seizure and forfeiture when the person is cited for the offense of driving while driving privileges are revoked or suspended, and the person's driving privileges were revoked or suspended due to the offense of reckless homicide."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 253"
citation: "Illinois HB 253 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-01-20"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08a18d79-f3ef-43b2-b6b9-5ec97c4e6979"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=253&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40374&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "56b52974e76aa8fff199a1bb687c85f144fbea89423a787927058a05b24e23cf"
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 253 (96th) — VEH CD-VEHICLE FORFEITURE
Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code making vehicles subject to seizure and forfeiture under specified circumstances. Deletes a reference to a provision that was eliminated from the statutes by Public Act 95-377. Corrects a reference to a provision that was renumbered by Public Act 95-377. Provides that a person's vehicle is subject to seizure and forfeiture when the person is cited for the offense of driving while driving privileges are revoked or suspended, and the person's driving privileges were revoked or suspended due to the offense of reckless homicide.
## 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=09600HB0253&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40374&DocNum=253&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0253eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40374&DocNum=253&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0253enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40374&DocNum=253&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Richard P. Myers — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-01-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Richard P. Myers `filing`
- **2009-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-20** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2009-02-09** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2009-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2009-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2009-03-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 19, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2009-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-30** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0502 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08a18d79-f3ef-43b2-b6b9-5ec97c4e6979`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).