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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DUI TESTING-ACCIDENTS"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1241"
citation: "Illinois HB 1241 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9d924cb-932e-48ec-a015-9dd6a4c22caa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1241&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57214&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "ea089cdd188158a3e7419cc423c7164af6ca78ab3b0a9d5c0e1743fc4df9540c"
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 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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1241&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57214&DocNum=1241&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1241eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57214&DocNum=1241&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1241enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57214&DocNum=1241&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9d924cb-932e-48ec-a015-9dd6a4c22caa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).