Illinois 94th Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 501 — VEH CD-RELOCATOR DUTIES

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0650

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2005. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, in a city having a population of more than 500,000, whenever an abandoned, lost, stolen, or unclaimed vehicle, or a vehicle determined to be a hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle, remains unclaimed by the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person for a period of 30 (rather than 15) days after the legally required notice has been given, and if during that 30 days the possessor of the vehicle has twice more sent the required notice to the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person, the possessor of the vehicle shall dispose of the vehicle to a licensed automotive parts recycler, rebuilder, or scrap processor. Provides that the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person shall receive any proceeds from the disposition of the vehicle, less reasonable storage charges and administrative fees. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a commercial vehicle relocator to fail, in the office or location at which relocated vehicles are routinely returned to their owners: (1) to place the relocator's representative in a position where the representative is not fully visible, above his or her shoulders, to the owners of relocated vehicles; (2) to ensure that the relocator's representative provides suitable evidence of his or her identity to owners of relocated vehicles upon request; or (3) to make a supervisor available to the owners of relocated vehicles upon request.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

62 added · 67 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 501 adds provisions allowing cities with populations over 500,000 to establish programs for managing fees related to booted or impounded vehicles. It removes language regarding collecting other outstanding debts owed to the city in these programs. This change matters because it clarifies the focus on just the fees associated with vehicle booting and towing, potentially making it easier for residents to understand what they owe and manage their financial obligations. Additionally, it emphasizes accountability by requiring towing companies to provide visibility of their representatives to vehicle owners, ensuring better communication and service.

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SB0501 Engrossed LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
SB0501 Enrolled LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
With respect to any vehicle that has been booted and impounded in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 11-208.3, a city with a population over 500,000 may establish a program whereby the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person is entitled to any proceeds from the disposition of the vehicle, less any reasonable storage charges, administrative fees, booting fees, towing fees, parking and compliance fines and penalties, and other outstanding debt owed to the city.
With respect to any vehicle that has been booted, impounded, or both in accordance with subsection (c) of Section 11-208.3, a city with a population over 500,000 may establish a program whereby the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person is entitled to any proceeds from the disposition of the vehicle, less any reasonable storage charges, administrative fees, booting fees, towing fees, and parking and compliance fines and penalties.
(b) Except as provided in Section 4-208 for cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, when an abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicle 7 years of age or newer remains unclaimed SB0501 Engrossed - 2 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b by the registered owner, lienholder or other legally entitled persons for a period of 30 days after notice has been given as provided in Sections 4-205 and 4-206 of this Code, the law enforcement agency or towing service having possession of the vehicle shall cause it to be sold at public auction to a person licensed as an automotive parts recycler, rebuilder or scrap processor under Chapter 5 of this Code or the towing operator which towed the vehicle.
(b) Except as provided in Section 4-208 for cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, when an abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicle 7 years of age or newer remains unclaimed SB0501 Enrolled - 2 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b by the registered owner, lienholder or other legally entitled persons for a period of 30 days after notice has been given as provided in Sections 4-205 and 4-206 of this Code, the law enforcement agency or towing service having possession of the vehicle shall cause it to be sold at public auction to a person licensed as an automotive parts recycler, rebuilder or scrap processor under Chapter 5 of this Code or the towing operator which towed the vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any commercial vehicle SB0501 Engrossed - 3 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b relocator:
It shall be unlawful for any commercial vehicle SB0501 Enrolled - 3 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b relocator:
SB0501 Engrossed - 4 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b and (B) There is carried in the power unit of the vehicle a certified copy of the currently effective relocator’s license and operator’s employment permit.
SB0501 Enrolled - 4 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b and (B) There is carried in the power unit of the vehicle a certified copy of the currently effective relocator’s license and operator’s employment permit.
(9) To remove a vehicle when the owner or operator of the SB0501 Engrossed - 5 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b vehicle is present or arrives at the vehicle location at any time prior to the completion of removal, and is willing and able to remove the vehicle immediately;
(9) To remove a vehicle when the owner or operator of the SB0501 Enrolled - 5 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b vehicle is present or arrives at the vehicle location at any time prior to the completion of removal, and is willing and able to remove the vehicle immediately;
(13.2) To fail, in the office or location at which relocated vehicles are routinely returned to their owners, to place the relocator’s representative in a position where that representative is not fully visible, above his or her shoulders, to the owners of relocated vehicles;
(13.2) To fail, in the office or location at which relocated vehicles are routinely returned to their owners, to ensure that the relocator’s representative provides suitable evidence of his or her identity to the owners of relocated vehicles upon request;
(13.3) To fail, in the office or location at which relocated vehicles are routinely returned to their owners, to ensure that the relocator’s representative provides suitable SB0501 Engrossed - 6 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b evidence of his or her identity to the owners of relocated vehicles upon request;
(14) To remove any vehicle, otherwise in accordance with this Chapter, more than 15 air miles from its location when towed from a location in an unincorporated area of a county or SB0501 Enrolled - 6 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b more than 10 air miles from its location when towed from any other location;
(14) To remove any vehicle, otherwise in accordance with this Chapter, more than 15 air miles from its location when towed from a location in an unincorporated area of a county or more than 10 air miles from its location when towed from any other location;
(16) To use equipment which the relocator does not own, except in compliance with Section 18a-306 of this Chapter and SB0501 Engrossed - 7 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b Commission regulations.
(16) To use equipment which the relocator does not own, except in compliance with Section 18a-306 of this Chapter and Commission regulations.
If equipment is leased to one relocator, it cannot thereafter be leased to another relocator until a written cancellation of lease is properly filed with the Commission;
If equipment is leased to one relocator, it cannot thereafter be leased to another relocator until a written cancellation of lease is properly filed with the SB0501 Enrolled - 7 - LRB094 03626 DRH 33631 b Commission;
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0650

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2006

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Senate Concurs 059-000-000

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Be Adopted Transportation; 006-004-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Rickey R. Hendon

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 03-May 29, 2005.

  12. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 03

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)

  14. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-002-000

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  16. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Withdrawn by Rep. Robert Rita

  18. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-002-000

  19. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee

  20. House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita

  21. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  22. Second Reading - Short Debate

  23. Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005

  24. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000

  25. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  26. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita

  27. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  28. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita

  29. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  30. Do Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 010-001-000

  31. Remains in Consumer Protection Committee

  32. Motion Do Pass - Lost Consumer Protection Committee; 006-004-000

  33. Assigned to Consumer Protection Committee

  34. Referred to Rules Committee

  35. First Reading

  36. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  38. Arrived in House

  39. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  40. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter

  41. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  42. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins

  43. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2005

  44. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Hendon

  45. Second Reading

  46. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Adopted Transportation; 006-000-000

  47. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation

  48. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  49. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rickey R. Hendon

  50. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005

  51. Do Pass Transportation; 006-000-000

  52. Postponed - Transportation

  53. Postponed - Transportation

  54. Assigned to Transportation

  55. Referred to Rules

  56. First Reading

  57. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rickey R. Hendon

Sponsors

  • Rickey R. Hendon · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Rickey R. Hendon

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 3

Passed 59 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 53000
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 59000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Forby — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Brady — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 2 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 100204
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 111205
% of votes cast 94%2%0%4%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Sacia — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Schock — Yea
Scully — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Nay
Brosnahan — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Millner — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Jenisch — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Krause — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McGuire — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Brady — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Myers — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Howard — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Watson — Yea
Washington — Yea
Jones — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Chavez — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Lang — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Not Voting
McKeon — Not Voting
Munson — Not Voting
Giles — Not Voting
Gordon — Nay
Osterman — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Reis — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 50003
Democrat 5000
Republican 1000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Forby — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Petka — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Not Voting
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 501 do?
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, in a city having a population of more than 500,000, whenever an abandoned, lost, stolen, or unclaimed vehicle, or a vehicle determined to be a hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle, remains unclaimed by the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person for a period of 30 (rather than 15) days after the legally required notice has been given, and if during that 30 days the possessor of the vehicle has twice more sent the required notice to the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person, the possessor of the vehicle shall dispose of the vehicle to a licensed automotive parts recycler, rebuilder, or scrap processor. Provides that the registered owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled person shall receive any proceeds from the disposition of the vehicle, less reasonable storage charges and administrative fees. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for a commercial vehicle relocator to fail, in the office or location at which relocated vehicles are routinely returned to their owners: (1) to place the relocator's representative in a position where the representative is not fully visible, above his or her shoulders, to the owners of relocated vehicles; (2) to ensure that the relocator's representative provides suitable evidence of his or her identity to owners of relocated vehicles upon request; or (3) to make a supervisor available to the owners of relocated vehicles upon request.
Who sponsors SB 501?
SB 501 is sponsored by Rickey R. Hendon.
What is the current status of SB 501?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2005. Enacted.
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