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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SECRET COMPARTMENTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the removal of a false or secret compartment from a motor vehicle, or the promise to do so, shall not be the basis for a defense to forfeiture of the motor vehicle under the Criminal Code of 1961 and shall not be the basis for the court to release the vehicle to the owner. Increases the penalty for owning or operating a motor vehicle with the knowledge that it contains a false or secret compartment from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1175"
citation: "Illinois SB 1175 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-20"
last_action: "2003-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31ecd773-eef8-49ce-80a6-c9514861abfa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1175&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=4102&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "ff146a3528670f4560b9dde363046afda80a1d5d622b749989bb6bffd340a682"
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 SB 1175 (93rd) — VEH CD-SECRET COMPARTMENTS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the removal of a false or secret compartment from a motor vehicle, or the promise to do so, shall not be the basis for a defense to forfeiture of the motor vehicle under the Criminal Code of 1961 and shall not be the basis for the court to release the vehicle to the owner. Increases the penalty for owning or operating a motor vehicle with the knowledge that it contains a false or secret compartment from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony.
## 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=09300SB1175&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4102&DocNum=1175&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1175eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4102&DocNum=1175&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1175enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=4102&DocNum=1175&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9123** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `filing`
- **2003-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-13** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2003-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-000-003 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey
- **2003-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-023-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-22** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0276 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31ecd773-eef8-49ce-80a6-c9514861abfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).