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type: "Bill"
title: "ACCIDENTS WHILE LICENSE SUSP."
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Raises the penalty for a violation of the restriction on driving while a license is suspended or revoked if the violation results in an accident that causes bodily injury to a Class 4 felony if the driver has no prior violations, a Class 3 felony if the driver has previously been convicted of violating this Section, and a Class 2 felony if the driver has been convicted of violating this Section on 2 or more prior occasions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1735"
citation: "Illinois SB 1735 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-15"
last_action: "2013-08-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb626f77-3e13-4c6b-9417-bc0fefb9427d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1735&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=72641&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "c44f4f422d5ae5a188e83d8e4601ac4ffcaed6b65edc44ff42ea170facacd84f"
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 1735 (98th) — ACCIDENTS WHILE LICENSE SUSP.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Raises the penalty for a violation of the restriction on driving while a license is suspended or revoked if the violation results in an accident that causes bodily injury to a Class 4 felony if the driver has no prior violations, a Class 3 felony if the driver has previously been convicted of violating this Section, and a Class 2 felony if the driver has been convicted of violating this Section on 2 or more prior occasions.
## 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=09800SB1735&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72641&DocNum=1735&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1735eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72641&DocNum=1735&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1735enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=72641&DocNum=1735&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **482** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carol A. Sente — cosponsor (person)
- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Deborah Mell — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Silvana Tabares — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2013-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2013-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** To Subcommittee on CLEAR Compliance
- **2013-03-20** Reported Back To Criminal Law; 003-000-000
- **2013-03-22** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 19, 2013
- **2013-04-11** Postponed - Criminal Law
- **2013-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chapin Rose `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2013-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 007-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 18, 2013
- **2013-04-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 23, 2013
- **2013-04-23** Third Reading - Passed; 048-002-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-24** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-29** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2013-04-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-29** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Adam Brown
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2013-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-05-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2013-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-09** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0285 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb626f77-3e13-4c6b-9417-bc0fefb9427d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).