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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who has been convicted in another state of an offense similar to reckless homicide may not be granted driving privileges within 2 years of the date on which the person's driving privileges were revoked or suspended or within 24 months of being released from a prison term for commission of the offense. Provides that a person who commits the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, intoxicating compounds, or any combination of them is guilty of aggravated DUI if the person previously had been convicted in another state of an offense similar to reckless homicide and the person's intoxication was an element of the offense. Deletes language providing that, if a DUI defendant prohibited under the terms of a previous DUI conviction from driving a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device nevertheless drove a vehicle not equipped with the device, the period during which the person is prohibited from driving a non-equipped vehicle shall be extended by an additional period equal to the period of the initial prohibition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 4966"
citation: "Illinois HB 4966 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-05"
last_action: "2004-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a1e5381-7dac-4478-851f-4488b4db0db3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4966&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=9696&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "01472534a8aeb4c380710f04a5c1d836679ed854b101c53ea3adf8ca6fa95de5"
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 4966 (93rd) — VEH CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who has been convicted in another state of an offense similar to reckless homicide may not be granted driving privileges within 2 years of the date on which the person's driving privileges were revoked or suspended or within 24 months of being released from a prison term for commission of the offense. Provides that a person who commits the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, intoxicating compounds, or any combination of them is guilty of aggravated DUI if the person previously had been convicted in another state of an offense similar to reckless homicide and the person's intoxication was an element of the offense. Deletes language providing that, if a DUI defendant prohibited under the terms of a previous DUI conviction from driving a vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device nevertheless drove a vehicle not equipped with the device, the period during which the person is prohibited from driving a non-equipped vehicle shall be extended by an additional period equal to the period of the initial prohibition.
## 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=09300HB4966&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9696&DocNum=4966&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4966eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9696&DocNum=4966&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB4966enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=9696&DocNum=4966&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2004-02-05** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `filing`
- **2004-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-05** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana Mendoza
- **2004-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-02-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2004-02-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-03** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-12** Fiscal Note Filed
- **2004-03-16** Pension Note Filed
- **2004-03-16** State Debt Impact Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Home Rule Note Filed
- **2004-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-24** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 25, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 29, 2004
- **2004-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-05-11** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-12** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0712 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2a1e5381-7dac-4478-851f-4488b4db0db3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).