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type: "Bill"
title: "RELOCATION TOWING LIC COMM ACT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no vehicle may be impounded under this Section for illegal parking that has not exceeded 48 hours and the owner or lessee of the vehicle was unable to move the car due to an emergency circumstance. Defines emergency circumstance. Provides that if an administrative hearing officer finds that a vehicle has been wrongfully impounded, the county or municipality shall be liable to the owner or lessee of the vehicle for loss of use of the vehicle and any attorney's fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2261"
citation: "Illinois SB 2261 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2016-01-27"
last_action: "2016-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1f6469d-7849-4568-8bfd-4594b033dc03"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2261&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=93410&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "a625e8c8b1f0c48959180dc2914a820412408c0755496e8219a7deba53bc96da"
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 2261 (99th) — RELOCATION TOWING LIC COMM ACT
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no vehicle may be impounded under this Section for illegal parking that has not exceeded 48 hours and the owner or lessee of the vehicle was unable to move the car due to an emergency circumstance. Defines emergency circumstance. Provides that if an administrative hearing officer finds that a vehicle has been wrongfully impounded, the county or municipality shall be liable to the owner or lessee of the vehicle for loss of use of the vehicle and any attorney's fees.
## 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=09900SB2261&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93410&DocNum=2261&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2261eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93410&DocNum=2261&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2261enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=93410&DocNum=2261&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- William R. Haine — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-01-27** Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2016-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-01-27** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-01-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2016-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2016-04-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- **2016-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2016
- **2016-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2016-04-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 018-000-000
- **2016-04-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2016-04-22** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-18** Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 27, 2016
- **2016-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Personnel and Pensions Committee
- **2016-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-Referred to Revenue & Finance Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-26** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2016-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-05-27** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-27** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-29** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Revenue & Finance Committee
- **2016-05-30** Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Revenue & Finance Committee; Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2016-05-30** Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 067-048-000
- **2016-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted in Revenue & Finance Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2016-05-30** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Revenue & Finance Committee; 008-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-30** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2016-05-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-30** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-31** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3
- **2016-05-31** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 3 - May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. William R. Haine `filing`
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Assignments Referred to State Government and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt State Government and Veterans Affairs; 005-000-000
- **2016-05-31** House Committee Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2016-05-31** Senate Concurs
- **2016-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-19** Effective Date August 19, 2016
- **2016-08-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0848 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1f6469d-7849-4568-8bfd-4594b033dc03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).