republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/hb-1220.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPOUND"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any municipality may, consistent with the new provision, establish by ordinance procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles that were used in the commission of specified offenses and for the imposition of a reasonable administrative fee related to the municipality's administrative and processing costs associated with the removal, impoundment, storage, and release of the vehicle. Provides that the administrative fee shall be waived by the municipality upon verifiable proof that the vehicle was stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded. Lists the costs for which fees may be imposed. Provides that the registered owner of the impounded vehicle is entitled to a hearing to contest the imposition of fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 1220"
citation: "Illinois HB 1220 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a54457b4-d00e-4511-b311-2e34adb1d3ea"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1220&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57178&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "22cdbbffff94e0ed8323cdae2bac58acf3da1f1d332ed4173e15d1cadfb3074a"
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 1220 (97th) — VEH CD-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPOUND

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any municipality may, consistent with the new provision, establish by ordinance procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles that were used in the commission of specified offenses and for the imposition of a reasonable administrative fee related to the municipality's administrative and processing costs associated with the removal, impoundment, storage, and release of the vehicle. Provides that the administrative fee shall be waived by the municipality upon verifiable proof that the vehicle was stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded. Lists the costs for which fees may be imposed. Provides that the registered owner of the impounded vehicle is entitled to a hearing to contest the imposition of fees.

## 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=09700HB1220&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57178&DocNum=1220&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1220eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57178&DocNum=1220&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB1220enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=57178&DocNum=1220&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **42–13** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **66–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)
- Mr. Steven M. Landek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-14** Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
- **2011-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Cities & Villages Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-041-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 7, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Ron Sandack
- **2011-05-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-19** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-19** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-25** Do Pass Transportation; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 25, 2011
- **2011-05-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2011
- **2011-05-26** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2011-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 042-013-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-14** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0109 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a54457b4-d00e-4511-b311-2e34adb1d3ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).