republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-4820.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SECRETARY OF STATE-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in addition to existing requirements, applicants for a school bus driver permit must not have been convicted of aggravated reckless driving or driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof (rather than driving while intoxicated). Deletes a requirement that the Secretary of State forward a certified copy of the record of such action to the motor vehicle administrator in the State where such person resides when a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended or revoked. Renames \"driver exam training school\" as \"driver training school\" in the Illinois Vehicle Code and Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the definition of \"medical examiner\" or \"medical practitioner\" in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992 to include any person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in the State of Illinois or any other state (rather than just the State of Illinois). Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 4820"
citation: "Illinois HB 4820 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-12"
last_action: "2010-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8875210a-7daa-4ce8-8958-c6eef29f92f1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4820&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=49246&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e8395a86ff5d3884f2de44ebe21842453e90b977675429518b9c61cec7e0a5dc"
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 4820 (96th) — SECRETARY OF STATE-VARIOUS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that in addition to existing requirements, applicants for a school bus driver permit must not have been convicted of aggravated reckless driving or driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof (rather than driving while intoxicated). Deletes a requirement that the Secretary of State forward a certified copy of the record of such action to the motor vehicle administrator in the State where such person resides when a nonresident's operating privilege is suspended or revoked. Renames "driver exam training school" as "driver training school" in the Illinois Vehicle Code and Criminal Code of 1961. Changes the definition of "medical examiner" or "medical practitioner" in the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992 to include any person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches in the State of Illinois or any other state (rather than just the State of Illinois). Makes other technical changes. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB4820&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49246&DocNum=4820&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4820eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49246&DocNum=4820&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB4820enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=49246&DocNum=4820&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **110–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- William Davis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-12** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. William Davis `filing`
- **2010-01-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-12** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-16** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-02** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-02** Effective Date July 2, 2010
- **2010-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0962 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8875210a-7daa-4ce8-8958-c6eef29f92f1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).