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type: "Bill"
title: "ROADSIDE MEM-RECKLESS DRIVERS"
description: "Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that the fatal accident memorial marker program is repealed on December 31, 2012 (instead of December 31, 2011). Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2937"
citation: "Illinois HB 2937 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-22"
last_action: "2011-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e358bfe-fd39-49bb-8883-e2af92b721d6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2937&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60270&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "2b1062172f4e7e8e019c7763e6cab6882e5a4874f7c7dd2a649e8d8b8d78bef7"
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 2937 (97th) — ROADSIDE MEM-RECKLESS DRIVERS
Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that the fatal accident memorial marker program is repealed on December 31, 2012 (instead of December 31, 2011). 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=09700HB2937&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60270&DocNum=2937&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2937eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60270&DocNum=2937&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2937enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60270&DocNum=2937&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Kirk W. Dillard — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2011-02-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emily McAsey `filing`
- **2011-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2011-04-05** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2011-04-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2011-04-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 8, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- **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
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2011
- **2011-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0304 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5e358bfe-fd39-49bb-8883-e2af92b721d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).