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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CATALYTIC CONVERTERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act. Eliminates the provision that provided for the repeal of the Act on January 1, 2025. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes \"catalytic converter\" in the definition of \"essential parts\". Amends the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Excludes catalytic converter from the definition of \"recyclable metals\". Requires transactions involving a catalytic converter to include the identification number of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed and the part number or other identifying number of the catalytic converter that was removed. Provides that, in a transaction involving a catalytic converter, the recyclable metal dealer must also require a copy of the certificate of title or registration showing the seller's ownership in the vehicle. Makes it unlawful for any person to purchase or otherwise acquire a used, detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous part thereof unless specified conditions are met. Provides that a used, detached catalytic converter does not include a catalytic converter that has been tested, certified, and labeled for reuse in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act. Defines terms. Makes technical changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 4589"
citation: "Illinois HB 4589 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jay Hoffman", "Michael E. Hastings"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41fac3d6-b74b-4beb-b3af-ed42fb4c5f4d"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4589&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=151885&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "9a6c5c30795d5fd4439b3b9a87a59df2adb377d8324958db9dc97dea55ee86bb"
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 4589 (103rd) — VEH CD-CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act. Eliminates the provision that provided for the repeal of the Act on January 1, 2025. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes "catalytic converter" in the definition of "essential parts". Amends the Recyclable Metal Purchase Registration Law. Excludes catalytic converter from the definition of "recyclable metals". Requires transactions involving a catalytic converter to include the identification number of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed and the part number or other identifying number of the catalytic converter that was removed. Provides that, in a transaction involving a catalytic converter, the recyclable metal dealer must also require a copy of the certificate of title or registration showing the seller's ownership in the vehicle. Makes it unlawful for any person to purchase or otherwise acquire a used, detached catalytic converter or any nonferrous part thereof unless specified conditions are met. Provides that a used, detached catalytic converter does not include a catalytic converter that has been tested, certified, and labeled for reuse in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act. Defines terms. Makes technical changes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4589.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4589eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4589ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4589ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4589enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **90** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **130** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Stephens — cosponsor (person)
- Celina Villanueva — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
- Javier L. Cervantes — cosponsor (person)
- Jawaharial Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Porfirio — cosponsor (person)
- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
- Willie Preston — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-01-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `filing`
- **2024-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brad Stephens
- **2024-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-31** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-02-14** Assigned to Judiciary - Criminal Committee `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
- **2024-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-12** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2024-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Criminal Committee
- **2024-04-02** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Judiciary - Criminal Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-02** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee; 013-000-000
- **2024-04-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jawaharial Williams
- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2024-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2024-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2024-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024 `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
- **2024-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- **2024-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2024-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2024-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2024-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
- **2024-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Porfirio
- **2024-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2024-05-24** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2024-05-25** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2024-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2024-06-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0677 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/41fac3d6-b74b-4beb-b3af-ed42fb4c5f4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).