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type: "Bill"
title: "SECRETARY OF STATE-VARIOUS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a graduated license may not be issued, renewed, or continued to be used by a person who has been convicted of driving without a license in another state or has been convicted under the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act. Provides that upon a second conviction of driving while the person's driving privileges were revoked or suspended and the revocation or suspension was for the offense of reckless homicide or a similar out-of-state offense, the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke that person's driving privileges for 5 years, and for a third or subsequent conviction of the same, the revocation is permanent. Amends the definition of \"first-time offender\" in relation to driving under the influence offenses to include any person who has not had his or her driver's license suspended in this State as the result of refusal of chemical testing in another state. Makes other changes. Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act to provide that a Section requiring every person under the age of 18 years to secure a child between 8 and 18 years old in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt or an appropriate child restraint system also applies to each driver over the age of 18 years who was convicted certain traffic violations in the 6 months prior to the driver's 18th birthday (rather than within 6 months of the birthday), until 6 consecutive months have elapsed without an additional violation. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3697"
citation: "Illinois HB 3697 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-24"
last_action: "2009-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aec6c0b2-f237-4e2a-8af2-d5271ac8043d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3697&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46478&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "c5d2b177444b1d9f0e9b8c96239d405ebc66f0b05d39fe62c41aba9f1aad5ba7"
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 3697 (96th) — SECRETARY OF STATE-VARIOUS
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a graduated license may not be issued, renewed, or continued to be used by a person who has been convicted of driving without a license in another state or has been convicted under the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act. Provides that upon a second conviction of driving while the person's driving privileges were revoked or suspended and the revocation or suspension was for the offense of reckless homicide or a similar out-of-state offense, the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke that person's driving privileges for 5 years, and for a third or subsequent conviction of the same, the revocation is permanent. Amends the definition of "first-time offender" in relation to driving under the influence offenses to include any person who has not had his or her driver's license suspended in this State as the result of refusal of chemical testing in another state. Makes other changes. Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act to provide that a Section requiring every person under the age of 18 years to secure a child between 8 and 18 years old in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt or an appropriate child restraint system also applies to each driver over the age of 18 years who was convicted certain traffic violations in the 6 months prior to the driver's 18th birthday (rather than within 6 months of the birthday), until 6 consecutive months have elapsed without an additional violation. 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=09600HB3697&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46478&DocNum=3697&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3697eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46478&DocNum=3697&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3697enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46478&DocNum=3697&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **570** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1140** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Paul D. Froehlich — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2009-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich `filing`
- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2009-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-15** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Do Pass Criminal Law; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 23, 2009
- **2009-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 19, 2009
- **2009-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2009 `reading-3`
- **2009-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2009
- **2009-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0607 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aec6c0b2-f237-4e2a-8af2-d5271ac8043d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).