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Bill	VEH CD-DUI TESTING-ACCIDENTS	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe a person involved in a motor vehicle accident causing personal injury or death was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical test. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 1241	Illinois HB 1241 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	36	2	2011-02-08	2011-08-22	openstates	ocd-bill/a9d924cb-932e-48ec-a015-9dd6a4c22caa	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1241&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57214&SessionID=84&GA=97	ea089cdd188158a3e7419cc423c7164af6ca78ab3b0a9d5c0e1743fc4df9540c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1241 (97th) — VEH CD-DUI TESTING-ACCIDENTS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe a person involved in a motor vehicle accident causing personal injury or death was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical test. Effective immediately.

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 — 56–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 116–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Elizabeth Hernandez — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez filing
• 2011-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-14 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
• 2011-03-01 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
• 2011-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-03 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-07 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2011-03-16 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-03-16 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-05 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-05 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-05 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-04-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-04-14 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-04-14 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-04-14 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 15, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-04-15 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
• 2011-04-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-22 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-27 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2011-05-06 Held in Criminal Law
• 2011-05-11 Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2011
• 2011-05-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2011
• 2011-05-25 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
• 2011-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-25 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-23 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-08-22 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-08-22 Effective Date August 22, 2011
• 2011-08-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0471 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a9d924cb-932e-48ec-a015-9dd6a4c22caa. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).