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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-ORDINANCE-AUTONOMOS VEH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of autonomous vehicles on its roadways. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines \"autonomous vehicle\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 791"
citation: "Illinois HB 791 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-27"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/704687d0-f850-4528-b5cc-a0afacbeda28"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=791&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=101170&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "e8a2c78bc55c7b24643bdd686f1b35068ace22b0dc6b9d6fc2eafde432106d51"
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 791 (100th) — VEH CD-ORDINANCE-AUTONOMOS VEH
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of autonomous vehicles on its roadways. Limits the concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Defines "autonomous vehicle".
## 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=10000HB0791&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101170&DocNum=791&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0791eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101170&DocNum=791&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0791enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=101170&DocNum=791&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **530** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence — **980** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Demmer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Demmer `filing`
- **2017-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2017-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Allen Skillicorn
- **2017-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-02-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2017-03-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2017-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-17** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
- **2017-04-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karen McConnaughay `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-05-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-04** Postponed - Executive
- **2017-05-05** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
- **2017-05-11** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-12** Do Pass as Amended Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2017-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2017-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
- **2017-06-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 098-000-000
- **2017-06-24** House Concurs
- **2017-06-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-07-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-25** Effective Date June 1, 2018
- **2017-08-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0352 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/704687d0-f850-4528-b5cc-a0afacbeda28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).