republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/98th/hb-5692.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEHICLE INSURANCE VERIFICATION"
description: "Creates the Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish and appoint an Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of the Department of Insurance and the insurance industry for the purpose of designing an electronic motor vehicle liability insurance verification program, including methods of funding, implementing, and operating the program. Provides that the program must: (1) require insurance companies to make relevant insurance information available to the Secretary; (2) provide a means of electronically verifying motor vehicle liability insurance policies; (3) require the Secretary to verify the existence of a liability insurance policy for every motor vehicle registered in Illinois once every 12 months; (4) allow the Secretary to request information from motor vehicle owners whose liability insurance cannot be verified; (5) suspend the registration of any motor vehicle owner that fails to respond or whose response shows the motor vehicle is not covered; (6) require insurance companies to assist the Secretary in verifying insurance information submitted in response to an information request; (7) authorize the Secretary to perform additional insurance verifications. Provides that this proposed legislation must not give the Secretary regulatory authority over insurance companies. Requires the Secretary to adopt rules for the electronic motor vehicle liability insurance verification system by January 1, 2016, subject to appropriation. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the requirement that applicants for vehicle registration provide insurance information for the vehicle for which registration issuance or renewal is being sought. Removes the provision that submission of false insurance information with a vehicle registration application is a Class C misdemeanor. Repeals the Section requiring remittance agents remitting vehicle registration applications to ask customers for the vehicle's insurance information. Provides that current procedures for insurance verification is repealed on December 31, 2015. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 5692"
citation: "Illinois HB 5692 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-07-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a66676f0-4233-441b-b94f-538751e1429c"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5692&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=80904&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "682dc80a507d9eba1a0a1451c73c6007ffd1f88ecfff1ba04a4ce3048230e93d"
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 5692 (98th) — VEHICLE INSURANCE VERIFICATION

Creates the Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee Act. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish and appoint an Uninsured Motorist Verification Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of the Department of Insurance and the insurance industry for the purpose of designing an electronic motor vehicle liability insurance verification program, including methods of funding, implementing, and operating the program. Provides that the program must: (1) require insurance companies to make relevant insurance information available to the Secretary; (2) provide a means of electronically verifying motor vehicle liability insurance policies; (3) require the Secretary to verify the existence of a liability insurance policy for every motor vehicle registered in Illinois once every 12 months; (4) allow the Secretary to request information from motor vehicle owners whose liability insurance cannot be verified; (5) suspend the registration of any motor vehicle owner that fails to respond or whose response shows the motor vehicle is not covered; (6) require insurance companies to assist the Secretary in verifying insurance information submitted in response to an information request; (7) authorize the Secretary to perform additional insurance verifications. Provides that this proposed legislation must not give the Secretary regulatory authority over insurance companies. Requires the Secretary to adopt rules for the electronic motor vehicle liability insurance verification system by January 1, 2016, subject to appropriation. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2016. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes the requirement that applicants for vehicle registration provide insurance information for the vehicle for which registration issuance or renewal is being sought. Removes the provision that submission of false insurance information with a vehicle registration application is a Class C misdemeanor. Repeals the Section requiring remittance agents remitting vehicle registration applications to ask customers for the vehicle's insurance information. Provides that current procedures for insurance verification is repealed on December 31, 2015. 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=09800HB5692&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80904&DocNum=5692&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5692eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80904&DocNum=5692&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB5692enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=80904&DocNum=5692&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John D'Amico — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-18** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2014-02-19** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2014-02-27** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2014-03-03** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2014-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2014-04-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2014-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 2, 2014 `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2014-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Assigned to Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-08** Do Pass Insurance; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2014
- **2014-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 057-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-25** Effective Date July 25, 2014
- **2014-07-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0787 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a66676f0-4233-441b-b94f-538751e1429c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).