Illinois House Bill 4663

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 28 2026 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act. Provides that in order to commence an autonomous vehicle pilot project, a person must provide to the Department of Transportation a statement that sets forth the operational design domain for an autonomous vehicle pilot project. Provides that the operational design domain for an autonomous vehicle pilot project must be confined to counties having or exceeding a population of 1,000,000 individuals, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, Sangamon County, or the counties of Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe. Allows the Department to authorize the statewide deployment of autonomous vehicles beyond the operational design domain after a period of 3 years following the effective date of the Act, as long as the Department determines the pilot projects conducted have demonstrated safety and operational readiness. Sets forth the conditions a person must meet to operate an autonomous vehicle on the public roads of the State with the automated driving system engaged. Requires a person to obtain authorization from the Department to operate an autonomous vehicle on the public roads of the State. Includes provisions regarding licensing, duties following crashes involving autonomous vehicles, registration and title, operation of a motor vehicle with an automated driving system by a human driver, vehicle equipment standards, evaluation data, the controlling authority, and home rule. Repeals the Act on January 1, 2029. Makes conforming changes to the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Effective immediately.

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PILOT PROJ

Rep. Kambium Buckner [D]

Rep. Jeff Keicher [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2026-03-26	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
2026-03-25	House	Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed 075-037-000
2026-03-25	House	Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; Rep. Robyn Gabel
2026-03-24	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
2026-02-03	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2026-02-03	House	First Reading
2026-01-28	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kam Buckner

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	6-101	Amended Code	Citation Text
815	505	2Z	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4663&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=165621&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=206968&DocName=10400HB4663&DocNum=4663&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=165621&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=