republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-4425.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "MOT VEH FRANCHISE-REIMBURSE"
description: "Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Provides that if a manufacturer or other franchiser has entered into an agreement with a dealer under which the franchiser is to be reimbursed for parts that the dealer has used in making repairs covered by a warranty, the amount of the reimbursement shall be the difference between the price of the part under the agreement and the prevailing price charged for that part by similar dealers in the area. Provides that the franchiser may not increase the amount of the required reimbursement to reflect additional costs. Provides that, at the request of the dealer, the franchiser shall provide information indicating how the reimbursement amount was calculated. Provides that a dealer may not disclose any confidential information that the dealer obtains regarding any other dealer as a result of the request, unless the disclosure is made in legal proceedings or under order of the Motor Vehicle Review Board or a court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that a franchiser may not take any adverse action against a dealer for failing to enter a reimbursement agreement with the franchiser or for charging the prevailing price for a part. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4425"
citation: "Illinois HB 4425 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-06"
last_action: "2006-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1de9e817-5113-41c3-b604-09422963f8b4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4425&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=22632&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "29bbe1a31d690a53f099d248497b8a470e11a71d724410c90650025e91739c5c"
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 4425 (94th) — MOT VEH FRANCHISE-REIMBURSE

Amends the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. Provides that if a manufacturer or other franchiser has entered into an agreement with a dealer under which the franchiser is to be reimbursed for parts that the dealer has used in making repairs covered by a warranty, the amount of the reimbursement shall be the difference between the price of the part under the agreement and the prevailing price charged for that part by similar dealers in the area. Provides that the franchiser may not increase the amount of the required reimbursement to reflect additional costs. Provides that, at the request of the dealer, the franchiser shall provide information indicating how the reimbursement amount was calculated. Provides that a dealer may not disclose any confidential information that the dealer obtains regarding any other dealer as a result of the request, unless the disclosure is made in legal proceedings or under order of the Motor Vehicle Review Board or a court of competent jurisdiction. Provides that a franchiser may not take any adverse action against a dealer for failing to enter a reimbursement agreement with the franchiser or for charging the prevailing price for a part. 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=09400HB4425&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22632&DocNum=4425&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4425eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22632&DocNum=4425&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4425enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=22632&DocNum=4425&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Art Tenhouse — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Art Tenhouse `filing`
- **2006-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-18** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Randall M. Hultgren
- **2006-01-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2006-01-25** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-01-25** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-01-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2006-01-31** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson
- **2006-01-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 2, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2006-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-01** Assigned to Commerce & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-16** Do Pass Commerce & Economic Development; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 22, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-20** Effective Date June 20, 2006
- **2006-06-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0882 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1de9e817-5113-41c3-b604-09422963f8b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).