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type: "Bill"
title: "BOAT SAFETY-ACCIDENT REPORTS"
description: "Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that, in cases involving death or personal injury, the failure of the operator of a watercraft involved in an accident to remain at the scene as required by the Act is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who has failed to remain at the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury as required by the Act must, within a specified time, report specified information concerning the accident at a police station or sheriff's office near the location where the accident occurred. Provides that failure to comply with this reporting requirement is a Class 4 felony in a case not involving the death of a person and a Class 2 felony in a case involving the death of a person. Provides that, if the defendant is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a case involving the death of a person, the term shall be not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years. Provides for mandatory suspension of watercraft operation privileges under specified circumstances. Increases penalties for reckless operation of a watercraft. Provides that penalties for operating a watercraft under the influence also apply if a person is in actual physical control of a watercraft. Provides that a second or subsequent violation of operating a watercraft while watercraft operating privileges are suspended is a Class 4 felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person may not receive court supervision more than once for operating a watercraft under the influence. Makes other changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2164"
citation: "Illinois SB 2164 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-01-14"
last_action: "2004-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a64d4ba-0ecf-4418-8868-6c87b236e19d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2164&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=7960&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "536f5d6f457e34dc761f3f22a76436a60aab62489dd1b870b1efc49a7dd7c14c"
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 2164 (93rd) — BOAT SAFETY-ACCIDENT REPORTS
Amends the Boat Registration and Safety Act. Provides that, in cases involving death or personal injury, the failure of the operator of a watercraft involved in an accident to remain at the scene as required by the Act is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person who has failed to remain at the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury as required by the Act must, within a specified time, report specified information concerning the accident at a police station or sheriff's office near the location where the accident occurred. Provides that failure to comply with this reporting requirement is a Class 4 felony in a case not involving the death of a person and a Class 2 felony in a case involving the death of a person. Provides that, if the defendant is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a case involving the death of a person, the term shall be not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years. Provides for mandatory suspension of watercraft operation privileges under specified circumstances. Increases penalties for reckless operation of a watercraft. Provides that penalties for operating a watercraft under the influence also apply if a person is in actual physical control of a watercraft. Provides that a second or subsequent violation of operating a watercraft while watercraft operating privileges are suspended is a Class 4 felony. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person may not receive court supervision more than once for operating a watercraft under the influence. Makes other changes.
## 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=09300SB2164&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7960&DocNum=2164&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2164eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7960&DocNum=2164&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2164enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=7960&DocNum=2164&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1180** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Pamela J. Althoff — primary (person)
- William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2004-01-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `filing`
- **2004-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-01-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-10** Do Pass Judiciary; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2004
- **2004-02-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-02-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2004-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2004-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** Assigned to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-21** Effective Date January 1, 2005
- **2004-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0782 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a64d4ba-0ecf-4418-8868-6c87b236e19d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).