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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-HWY:NO-INJURY ACCIDENTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver of a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle may move the vehicle as soon as possible off the highway to the nearest safe location on an exit ramp shoulder, a frontage road, the nearest suitable cross street, or other suitable location that does not obstruct traffic and remain at that location until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of the Section of the Code concerning the duty to give information and render aid."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 3409"
citation: "Illinois SB 3409 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-07"
last_action: "2012-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/399b4924-f2ac-40be-90ba-5886fb0765e2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3409&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=64965&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "3619526651cf1024b4f304c0a78b0c2165c4a27f47613b006e05522d9eac7f4e"
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 SB 3409 (97th) — VEH CD-HWY:NO-INJURY ACCIDENTS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver of a vehicle involved in a motor vehicle accident resulting only in damage to a vehicle may move the vehicle as soon as possible off the highway to the nearest safe location on an exit ramp shoulder, a frontage road, the nearest suitable cross street, or other suitable location that does not obstruct traffic and remain at that location until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of the Section of the Code concerning the duty to give information and render aid.
## 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=09700SB3409&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64965&DocNum=3409&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3409eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64965&DocNum=3409&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB3409enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=64965&DocNum=3409&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1060** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **500** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein `filing`
- **2012-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-07** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 27, 2012
- **2012-03-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2012-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-06** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0763 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/399b4924-f2ac-40be-90ba-5886fb0765e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).