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| Bill | VEH CD-SECRET COMPARTMENT | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to (1) own or operate with criminal intent any vehicle (rather than motor vehicle) he or she knows to contain a false or secret compartment that is used or has been used to conceal a firearm as prohibited by the Criminal Code of 1961, or controlled substance as prohibited by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; or (2) to install, create, build, or fabricate in any vehicle (rather than motor vehicle) a false or secret compartment knowing that another person intends to use the compartment to conceal a firearm as prohibited by the Criminal Code of 1961, or controlled substance as prohibited by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Defines the term "false or secret compartment" to mean an enclosure integrated into the vehicle that is a modification of the vehicle as built by the original manufacturer (rather than any enclosure integrated into the vehicle that is intended and designed to be used to conceal, hide, and prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of the compartment or its contents.) Establishes that the term "vehicle" means, but is not limited to, any private or commercial car, truck, bus, aircraft or watercraft. Makes other changes regarding forfeiture and sentencing. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 243 | Illinois SB 243 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2009-02-04 | 2009-08-10 | openstates | ocd-bill/bbf77740-4ff4-442d-932f-3a6181928ab6 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=243&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=40882&SessionID=76&GA=96 | d613ad22fd5c8e47f248035bae33c247b49fd87a25806a691ce21e5c51fe2769 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 243 (96th) — VEH CD-SECRET COMPARTMENT
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to (1) own or operate with criminal intent any vehicle (rather than motor vehicle) he or she knows to contain a false or secret compartment that is used or has been used to conceal a firearm as prohibited by the Criminal Code of 1961, or controlled substance as prohibited by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; or (2) to install, create, build, or fabricate in any vehicle (rather than motor vehicle) a false or secret compartment knowing that another person intends to use the compartment to conceal a firearm as prohibited by the Criminal Code of 1961, or controlled substance as prohibited by the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. Defines the term "false or secret compartment" to mean an enclosure integrated into the vehicle that is a modification of the vehicle as built by the original manufacturer (rather than any enclosure integrated into the vehicle that is intended and designed to be used to conceal, hide, and prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of the compartment or its contents.) Establishes that the term "vehicle" means, but is not limited to, any private or commercial car, truck, bus, aircraft or watercraft. Makes other changes regarding forfeiture and sentencing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Antonio Muñoz — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-04 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz
filing - 2009-02-04 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-04 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-02-10 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2009-02-19 Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-02-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2009
- 2009-02-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz
amendment-introduction - 2009-02-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-02-26 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2009-02-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Muñoz
amendment-introduction - 2009-02-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-18 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2009
- 2009-03-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2009-03-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Judiciary
- 2009-03-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- 2009-04-02 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Munoz
amendment-passage - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-04-02 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-02 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-04-02 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2009-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-14 Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
referral-committee - 2009-04-23 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-23 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-30 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-05-13 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-13 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-11 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-10 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-10 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-10 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0202
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bbf77740-4ff4-442d-932f-3a6181928ab6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).