Illinois House Bill 3601

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-18 - Referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalties for failing to proceed with due caution and yield the right-of-way upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle or emergency scene as follows: for a first offense, a fine of not less than $350 (currently $250) or more than $15,000 (currently $10,000) plus a mandatory $500 fine to be deposited into the Scott's Law Fund and any mandatory court costs; for a second or subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $12,500 (currently $750) or more than $20,000 (currently $10,000) plus a mandatory $750 fine to be deposited into the Scott's Law Fund and any mandatory court costs; for damage to another vehicle, a Class 4 felony (currently Class A misdemeanor) and driving privileges suspended for not less than 6 months (currently 90 days) and not more than a year; for injury of another person, a Class 1 felony (currently Class 4 felony) and driving privileges suspended for 2 years (currently not less than 180 days and not more than 2 years); and for death of another person, a Class 1 felony (currently Class 4 felony) and driving privileges permanently revoked (currently suspended for 2 years).

VEH-CD-SCOTT'S LAW-PENALTIES

Rep. Jackie Haas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-18	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-02-18	House	First Reading
2025-02-07	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jackie Haas

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	11-907	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3601&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=202093&DocName=10400HB3601&DocNum=3601&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=162305&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=