republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1593.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-TRAFFIC CAMS-RENTAL CAR"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a lessor of a motor vehicle may not be held liable for automated traffic law violations if the lessor timely provides the name and address of the lessee. Authorizes a county or municipality to hold the lessee of a motor vehicle liable for an automated traffic law violation (rather than only holding the registered owner of a motor vehicle strictly liable). Provides that service of notice to a lessee of an automated traffic law violation may occur no later than 210 days after the violation. Provides that for both parking and automated traffic law violations, if there is any dispute as to whether the lessor of the motor vehicle timely provided the identity of the lessee to the appropriate authority, the lessor shall be afforded 30 extra days to supply the necessary information."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1593"
citation: "Illinois HB 1593 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-15"
last_action: "2011-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56e448e0-750f-4a72-8dbe-0abaeebf0618"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1593&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=58744&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "6c4aaa01499e0747ceb476d80b43fcccb8800ba1b64aa51e2192bec78f03bef3"
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 1593 (97th) — VEH CD-TRAFFIC CAMS-RENTAL CAR

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a lessor of a motor vehicle may not be held liable for automated traffic law violations if the lessor timely provides the name and address of the lessee. Authorizes a county or municipality to hold the lessee of a motor vehicle liable for an automated traffic law violation (rather than only holding the registered owner of a motor vehicle strictly liable). Provides that service of notice to a lessee of an automated traffic law violation may occur no later than 210 days after the violation. Provides that for both parking and automated traffic law violations, if there is any dispute as to whether the lessor of the motor vehicle timely provided the identity of the lessee to the appropriate authority, the lessor shall be afforded 30 extra days to supply the necessary information.

## 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=09700HB1593&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58744&DocNum=1593&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1593eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58744&DocNum=1593&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1593enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=58744&DocNum=1593&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rich Brauer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2011-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-22** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2011-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- **2011-03-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2011-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2011-04-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-12** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-06-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0029 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56e448e0-750f-4a72-8dbe-0abaeebf0618`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).