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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-UNLICENSED DEALERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a vehicle is displayed for sale or for transfer of ownership with a vehicle identification number that has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced, its removal by a towing service may be authorized by a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. Prohibits a motor vehicle dealer or person acting as a motor vehicle dealer from parking a motor vehicle for the primary purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale or for transfer of ownership on: (1) a public street or highway; (2) a public parking lot; (3) any other public property; or (4) any private property if the public may lawfully drive a motor vehicle on the property. Creates the Unlicensed Motor Vehicle Dealer Enforcement Task Force to: (1) meet at least quarterly to review unlicensed motor vehicle dealer enforcement activities in the State; and (2) submit a report to the Secretary of State at least quarterly that contains the status of the Task Force's findings and provide a copy of the report to the General Assembly. Allows the license of a person to be denied, revoked, or suspended if the licensee has offered for private sale a motor vehicle in the licensee's or exhibitor's inventory. Increases the administrative penalties for violation of certain provisions from $50 per violation to not less than $1,000 and no more than $3,000 per violation. Provides that if the Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe from information furnished to the Secretary or from an investigation made by a Secretary of State Police that a person is engaged in a regulated business without being licensed as required by law, the Secretary shall immediately issue and serve on the person a cease and desist order requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from further engaging in the business and shall notify the person that the person has the right to contest the cease and desist order in proceedings before the Secretary of State's Department of Administrative Hearings and that penalties may be imposed."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 2751"
citation: "Illinois HB 2751 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura M. Murphy", "Martin J. Moylan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-05"
last_action: "2025-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11963761-8933-4096-8fc9-9b7b4b29bb33"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2751&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=160787&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "7b6dd37ead2aceadbcfa5d325aee431382b9a6eba8531478ea230045d9321f02"
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 2751 (104th) — VEH CD-UNLICENSED DEALERS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a vehicle is displayed for sale or for transfer of ownership with a vehicle identification number that has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced, its removal by a towing service may be authorized by a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. Prohibits a motor vehicle dealer or person acting as a motor vehicle dealer from parking a motor vehicle for the primary purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale or for transfer of ownership on: (1) a public street or highway; (2) a public parking lot; (3) any other public property; or (4) any private property if the public may lawfully drive a motor vehicle on the property. Creates the Unlicensed Motor Vehicle Dealer Enforcement Task Force to: (1) meet at least quarterly to review unlicensed motor vehicle dealer enforcement activities in the State; and (2) submit a report to the Secretary of State at least quarterly that contains the status of the Task Force's findings and provide a copy of the report to the General Assembly. Allows the license of a person to be denied, revoked, or suspended if the licensee has offered for private sale a motor vehicle in the licensee's or exhibitor's inventory. Increases the administrative penalties for violation of certain provisions from $50 per violation to not less than $1,000 and no more than $3,000 per violation. Provides that if the Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe from information furnished to the Secretary or from an investigation made by a Secretary of State Police that a person is engaged in a regulated business without being licensed as required by law, the Secretary shall immediately issue and serve on the person a cease and desist order requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from further engaging in the business and shall notify the person that the person has the right to contest the cease and desist order in proceedings before the Secretary of State's Department of Administrative Hearings and that penalties may be imposed.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety, Amendment 1 — **120** (pass) · lower
- Judiciary — **70** (pass) · upper
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety, Amendment 2 — **120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1160** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **120** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
- Martin J. Moylan — primary (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan `filing`
- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2025-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000
- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2025-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2025-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2025-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025
- **2025-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0063 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/11963761-8933-4096-8fc9-9b7b4b29bb33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).