Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 6151 — VEH CD-MINIMUM TRAFFIC FINES

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1462

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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2010. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 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 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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill removes a specific requirement that the minimum fine for traffic offenses be equal to the amount of bail set by Supreme Court Rule 526. Instead, it establishes that the fine cannot be waived but allows the court to set the fine amount. This change matters because it gives judges more flexibility in determining penalties for traffic offenses, potentially allowing for harsher fines for repeat offenders or more serious violations.

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HB6151 Engrossed LRB096 17705 AJT 33069 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
HB6151 Enrolled LRB096 17705 AJT 33069 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
A person who, after a court appearance in the same matter, is found guilty of or pleads 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 that may not be waived equal to the amount of bail required by Supreme Court Rule 526.
Unless otherwise disposed of prior to a court appearance in the same matter under Supreme Court Rule 529, a person who, after a court appearance in the same matter, is found guilty of or pleads 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 a fine that may not be waived.
This Section shall not limit the discretion of the court to impose a fine or penalty greater than the minimum amount required by this Section.
Nothing in this Section shall prevent the court from ordering that the fine be paid within a specified period of time or in installments under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1462

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2011

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-000-000

  7. Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

  8. Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

  9. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  10. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  11. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Bob Biggins

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  13. Arrived in House

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

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 4, 2010

  16. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Lightford

  17. Second Reading

  18. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000

  19. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law

  20. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  22. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 15, 2010

  23. Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-000

  24. Assigned to Criminal Law

  25. Referred to Assignments

  26. First Reading

  27. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 24, 2010

  29. Arrive in Senate

  30. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 095-015-000

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

  32. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote

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

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

  35. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins

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

  37. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

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

  39. Second Reading - Short Debate

  40. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  41. Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000

  42. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote

  43. House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Vehicles & Safety Committee

  44. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

  45. Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee

  46. Referred to Rules Committee

  47. First Reading

  48. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bob Biggins

Sponsors

  • Michael J. Zalewski · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Michael J. Zalewski

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 96005
Democrat 12001
Republican 4000
Total 112006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Mautino — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sente — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Cavaletto — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Watson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Howard — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Sommer — Not Voting
Verschoore — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Not Voting
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Not Voting
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dugan — Not Voting
Hatcher — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Soto — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Burns — Yea
Carberry — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Camille Y. Lilly Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Robyn Gabel Democrat Not Voting
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 56 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 46003
Democrat 9000
Republican 1000
Total 56003
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Hutchinson — Yea
Noland — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Muñoz — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Forby — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Not Voting
Maloney — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Jones, J. — Not Voting
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Kotowski — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Not Voting
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 95 Yea · 15 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 831406
Democrat 11000
Republican 1102
Total 951508
% of votes cast 81%13%0%7%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sente — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Yarbrough — Not Voting
Madigan — Yea
Brady — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Burke — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Myers — Nay
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Sommer — Nay
Soto — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Washington — Nay
Winters — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Howard — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Watson — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Nay
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Nay
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dugan — Not Voting
Durkin — Not Voting
Eddy — Nay
Fortner — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Nay
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Hatcher — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Kosel — Not Voting
Osmond — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Nay
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Nay
Riley — Yea
Sacia — Not Voting
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Nay
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Not Voting
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Yea
Burns — Yea
Carberry — Yea
Mell — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Flider — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker 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 Not Voting
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Not Voting

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What does HB 6151 do?
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.
Who sponsors HB 6151?
HB 6151 is sponsored by Michael J. Zalewski.
What is the current status of HB 6151?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2010. Enacted.
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