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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DRIVERS EXAM-SCOTTS LAW"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an incorrect response to a question on the written portion of the driver's license examination concerning driver responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle shall be deemed an automatic failure of the written portion of the driver's license examination. Provides that the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant to retake the written portion of the driver's license examination the same day if the reason for failing was due to selecting an incorrect response relating to such a question."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 4711"
citation: "Illinois HB 4711 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Swanson", "Michael W. Halpin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23bee065-cb99-4412-b91f-316f202d9978"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4711&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=152268&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "335f425af2fee070f4714fa93a17610830fe1d6cd8cd15909eaf43ab5ae66a82"
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 4711 (103rd) — VEH CD-DRIVERS EXAM-SCOTTS LAW
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an incorrect response to a question on the written portion of the driver's license examination concerning driver responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle shall be deemed an automatic failure of the written portion of the driver's license examination. Provides that the Secretary of State shall allow an applicant to retake the written portion of the driver's license examination the same day if the reason for failing was due to selecting an incorrect response relating to such a question.
## 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/10300HB4711.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4711eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4711ham001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4711enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Transportation — **94** (pass) · lower
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **100** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Swanson — primary (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — primary (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
- Brandun Schweizer — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Nicole La Ha — cosponsor (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Sheehan — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson `filing`
- **2024-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-02-14** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dan Swanson `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2024-04-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 010-000-000
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
- **2024-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2024-04-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
- **2024-04-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2024-04-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Sheehan
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2024-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2024-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-18** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000
- **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; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **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 . . . . . . . . . 103-0680 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23bee065-cb99-4412-b91f-316f202d9978`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).