# Illinois HB2751: VEH CD-UNLICENSED DEALERS Illinois HB2751, VEH CD-UNLICENSED DEALERS, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-01 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0063); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2751-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2751 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: VEH CD-UNLICENSED DEALERS - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-08-01, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0063 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: transportation: vehicles & safety, assignments, judiciary - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (217 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a vehicle is displayed for sale or for transfer of ownership with a vehicle identification number that has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced, its removal by a towing service may be authorized by a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. Prohibits a motor vehicle dealer or person acting as a motor vehicle dealer from parking a motor vehicle for the primary purpose of displaying the vehicle for sale or for transfer of ownership on: (1) a public street or highway; (2) a public parking lot; (3) any other public property; or (4) any private property if the public may lawfully drive a motor vehicle on the property. Creates the Unlicensed Motor Vehicle Dealer Enforcement Task Force to: (1) meet at least quarterly to review unlicensed motor vehicle dealer enforcement activities in the State; and (2) submit a report to the Secretary of State at least quarterly that contains the status of the Task Force's findings and provide a copy of the report to the General Assembly. Allows the license of a person to be denied, revoked, or suspended if the licensee has offered for private sale a motor vehicle in the licensee's or exhibitor's inventory. Increases the administrative penalties for violation of certain provisions from $50 per violation to not less than $1,000 and no more than $3,000 per violation. Provides that if the Secretary of State has reasonable cause to believe from information furnished to the Secretary or from an investigation made by a Secretary of State Police that a person is engaged in a regulated business without being licensed as required by law, the Secretary shall immediately issue and serve on the person a cease and desist order requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from further engaging in the business and shall notify the person that the person has the right to contest the cease and desist order in proceedings before the Secretary of State's Department of Administrative Hearings and that penalties may be imposed. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Vehicles with altered identification face towing: benefit, low. Police agencies with jurisdiction can authorize towing of vehicles displayed for sale or transfer of ownership with compromised identification numbers. This applies when the vehicle identification number is destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced. - Dealers face display limits and fines: cost, medium. Dealers and people acting as dealers cannot park vehicles mainly for sale or ownership transfer in public-access areas. This covers public roads, public parking lots, other public property, and private property where the public may lawfully drive. Dealer inventory parked on the dealer’s lot and act… - Vehicle businesses face stronger license enforcement: cost, low. The Secretary of State can deny, suspend, or revoke a license when a licensee or exhibitor offers inventory vehicles for private sale. The Secretary must immediately issue and serve a stop-business order upon reasonable cause to believe a regulated business lacks a required license. That cause must… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura M. Murphy (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Martin J. Moylan (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-21 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2025-05-01 | Senate | Do Pass Judiciary; | pass | 7 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 116 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-08-01: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0063 (House) - 2025-08-01: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-01: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-17: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-21: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-21: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-26: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-25: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-03-24: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-24: House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House) - 2025-03-20: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-19: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-18: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-05: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751ham001.pdf) - House Amendment 2: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751ham002.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751ham001.pdf) - [House Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751ham002.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2751.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2751-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).