republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-4577.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-PENALTIES:FUNDS TO USE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In a subsection concerning administrative sanctions related to a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol, provides that with respect to funds designated for the Department of State Police, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the circuit court clerk to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the State Police DUI Fund, and that with respect to funds designated for the Department of Natural Resources, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the Department of Natural Resources to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. In a subsection concerning additional penalties for certain violations, provides that with respect to funds designated for the Department of State Police, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the circuit court clerk to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund, and that with respect to funds designated for the Department of Natural Resources, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the Department of Natural Resources to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4577"
citation: "Illinois HB 4577 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2012-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcc3f80e-3929-4d81-a57b-15576894bade"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4577&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64314&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "16b17f32e766fdc2283cd502d917ef7a8ad4639382357d8f236e6340acc0204a"
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 4577 (97th) — VEH CD-PENALTIES:FUNDS TO USE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In a subsection concerning administrative sanctions related to a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol, provides that with respect to funds designated for the Department of State Police, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the circuit court clerk to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the State Police DUI Fund, and that with respect to funds designated for the Department of Natural Resources, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the Department of Natural Resources to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. In a subsection concerning additional penalties for certain violations, provides that with respect to funds designated for the Department of State Police, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the circuit court clerk to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund, and that with respect to funds designated for the Department of Natural Resources, the moneys collected shall be remitted by the Department of Natural Resources to the State Treasurer within one month after receipt for deposit into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund.

## 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=09700HB4577&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64314&DocNum=4577&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4577eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64314&DocNum=4577&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4577enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64314&DocNum=4577&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Counties & Townships Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Counties & Townships Committee
- **2012-03-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Counties & Townships Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 23, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2012-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0931 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcc3f80e-3929-4d81-a57b-15576894bade`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).