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Bill	VEH CD-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPOUND	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any municipality may, consistent with the new provision, establish by ordinance procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles that were used in the commission of specified offenses and for the imposition of a reasonable administrative fee related to the municipality's administrative and processing costs associated with the removal, impoundment, storage, and release of the vehicle. Provides that the administrative fee shall be waived by the municipality upon verifiable proof that the vehicle was stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded. Lists the costs for which fees may be imposed. Provides that the registered owner of the impounded vehicle is entitled to a hearing to contest the imposition of fees.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 1220	Illinois HB 1220 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	34	2	2011-02-08	2011-07-14	openstates	ocd-bill/a54457b4-d00e-4511-b311-2e34adb1d3ea	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1220&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57178&SessionID=84&GA=97	22cdbbffff94e0ed8323cdae2bac58acf3da1f1d332ed4173e15d1cadfb3074a	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1220 (97th) — VEH CD-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPOUND

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any municipality may, consistent with the new provision, establish by ordinance procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles that were used in the commission of specified offenses and for the imposition of a reasonable administrative fee related to the municipality's administrative and processing costs associated with the removal, impoundment, storage, and release of the vehicle. Provides that the administrative fee shall be waived by the municipality upon verifiable proof that the vehicle was stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded. Lists the costs for which fees may be imposed. Provides that the registered owner of the impounded vehicle is entitled to a hearing to contest the imposition of fees.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 42–13 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 66–41 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
• Mr. Steven M. Landek — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski filing
• 2011-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-14 Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-02 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
• 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-03-08 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2011-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-041-003 reading-3, passage
• 2011-04-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-05-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
• 2011-05-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-05-06 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-19 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2011-05-19 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
• 2011-05-25 Do Pass Transportation; 006-003-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 25, 2011
• 2011-05-25 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2011
• 2011-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
• 2011-05-26 Third Reading - Passed; 042-013-001 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-26 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-07-14 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-07-14 Effective Date January 1, 2012
• 2011-07-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0109 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a54457b4-d00e-4511-b311-2e34adb1d3ea. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).