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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-MINIMUM TRAFFIC FINES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person found guilty of or pleading guilty to, including any person receiving a disposition of court supervision, a violation of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall pay, at a minimum, a fine or penalty, inclusive of costs, equal to the amount of bail required by the Illinois Supreme Court Rules. Provides that this amendatory Act shall not limit the discretion of the court to impose a fine or penalty greater than the minimum. Effective January 1, 2011."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 6151"
citation: "Illinois HB 6151 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-08-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a321386f-7d84-40a4-9b5d-d50aa7f67027"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=6151&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=52135&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "18d6a18b0ae2fe5f304b493c904096df0b35c795d4fb14745f0945a3d9fa3494"
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 6151 (96th) — VEH CD-MINIMUM TRAFFIC FINES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person found guilty of or pleading guilty to, including any person receiving a disposition of court supervision, a violation of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall pay, at a minimum, a fine or penalty, inclusive of costs, equal to the amount of bail required by the Illinois Supreme Court Rules. Provides that this amendatory Act shall not limit the discretion of the court to impose a fine or penalty greater than the minimum. Effective January 1, 2011.
## 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=09600HB6151&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52135&DocNum=6151&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6151eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52135&DocNum=6151&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB6151enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=52135&DocNum=6151&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **9515** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **1120** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2010-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-22** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Vehicles & Safety Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-11** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-12** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2010-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-03-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-015-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2010 `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2010-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-06** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010
- **2010-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2010-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- **2010-05-03** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford `amendment-passage`
- **2010-05-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2010
- **2010-05-05** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-05-05** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2010-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2010-05-05** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-05-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2010-05-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2010-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000
- **2010-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-08-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-08-20** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-08-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1462 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a321386f-7d84-40a4-9b5d-d50aa7f67027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).