republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/93rd/hb-1491.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEHICLE CODE-DRIVER TRAINING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that public schools and educational facilities may not contract with an entity engaged in giving instruction in the driving of motor vehicles or in the preparation of an applicant for the Secretary of State's driver's license examination unless that entity is licensed by the Secretary of State. Increases the amount of the surety bond required to operate a driver training school to $20,000 (from $10,000). Raises the application and renewal fees for a license to operate a driver training school. Removes historical language concerning an impact report on driver training courses for students or high school dropouts. Includes a fingerprint based background check investigation to the list of requirements for qualifying for a license as an instructor for a driving school. Changes language concerning how information obtained as a result of the application for a license can be used or maintained. Extends the expiration date for driver training schools or instructors to 24 months (from 12 month) from the date of issuance. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 1491"
citation: "Illinois HB 1491 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-06"
last_action: "2003-08-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd1835ca-a704-4d5c-a06e-2076635b6148"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1491&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=2274&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "db8110178fdc8d825ccbeaaea4c22eeee2ed1a77909bd51ca40acfc2e786ecf0"
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 1491 (93rd) — VEHICLE CODE-DRIVER TRAINING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that public schools and educational facilities may not contract with an entity engaged in giving instruction in the driving of motor vehicles or in the preparation of an applicant for the Secretary of State's driver's license examination unless that entity is licensed by the Secretary of State. Increases the amount of the surety bond required to operate a driver training school to $20,000 (from $10,000). Raises the application and renewal fees for a license to operate a driver training school. Removes historical language concerning an impact report on driver training courses for students or high school dropouts. Includes a fingerprint based background check investigation to the list of requirements for qualifying for a license as an instructor for a driving school. Changes language concerning how information obtained as a result of the application for a license can be used or maintained. Extends the expiration date for driver training schools or instructors to 24 months (from 12 month) from the date of issuance. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300HB1491&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2274&DocNum=1491&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1491eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2274&DocNum=1491&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB1491enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=2274&DocNum=1491&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **94–23** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Philip Novak — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2003-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John Philip Novak `filing`
- **2003-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-11** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-02-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary K. O'Brien
- **2003-03-13** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 094-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 19, 2003 `reading-1`
- **2003-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Patrick Welch
- **2003-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Postponed - Transportation
- **2003-04-30** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2003
- **2003-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2003
- **2003-05-09** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-08-04** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-08-04** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-08-04** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0408 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd1835ca-a704-4d5c-a06e-2076635b6148`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).