republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-1199.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CAR ELECTRONIC TRACKING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person or entity may not use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. Exempts from the new provisions (1) situations where the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking device; and (2) the lawful use of an electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency. Provides that a violation of the new provisions is a Class A misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 1199"
citation: "Illinois HB 1199 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-01-31"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54b2a5b9-6d6f-4cf5-9351-a4f3866dce5d"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1199&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=71659&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "33621fe6bd70e828221fe76856a9b6cc4b77a925aa278398e98700491f2f16c6"
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 1199 (98th) — VEH CD-CAR ELECTRONIC TRACKING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person or entity may not use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. Exempts from the new provisions (1) situations where the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use of the electronic tracking device; and (2) the lawful use of an electronic tracking device by a law enforcement agency. Provides that a violation of the new provisions is a Class A misdemeanor.

## 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=09800HB1199&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71659&DocNum=1199&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1199eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71659&DocNum=1199&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1199enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=71659&DocNum=1199&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `filing`
- **2013-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-13** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2013-04-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-12** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 23, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2013-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Criminal Law; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0381 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54b2a5b9-6d6f-4cf5-9351-a4f3866dce5d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).