IllinoisSB0852104th General Assembly (2025–2026)Senate

TRANSPORTATION-TECH

Sponsored By: Celina Villanueva (Democratic)

Became Law

assignmentsexecutivejudiciary - criminal

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Bill Overview

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4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Miss court? Your license is suspended

Beginning 2025-07-01, if you miss a court date for a fine-only traffic offense, the court enters a conviction without you and adds the set assessment plus any statutory fine. If the charge can carry jail time, the court enters a failure-to-appear order. When the Secretary of State gets that order, your driver’s license is suspended right away, and no permit is issued. The suspension stays until you appear and resolve the case. After you do, the clerk gives you a sealed notice of compliance and tells the Secretary to clear it.

Old fine-only suspensions lifted

Beginning 2025-07-01, if your license was suspended between 2020-01-01 and 2025-06-30 for a fine-only offense that did not involve a death, you qualify for relief. By 2025-10-01, court clerks must report these old cases to the Secretary of State. By 2026-01-01, the Secretary must rescind those suspensions without any action from you.

Court-date reminders by text or email

Beginning 2025-07-01, court clerks may send new court-date notices by text, email, or phone using your last known contact. Every continued-date notice must warn that missing court could lead to an arrest warrant and affect your driving privileges.

Rules for out-of-state drivers

Beginning 2025-07-01, Illinois uses state court rules for pretrial release and appearances for people from states not in the Nonresident Violator Compact. Suspensions issued under the Compact do not change under this law.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Celina Villanueva
Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

Mary Beth Canty
Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 279 • No: 40

House vote • 5/31/2025

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed

Yes: 116 • No: 0

House vote • 5/29/2025

Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Criminal Committee;

Yes: 15 • No: 0

House vote • 5/28/2025

Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed

Yes: 73 • No: 39

Senate vote • 5/22/2025

Third Reading - Passed;

Yes: 53 • No: 1

Senate vote • 5/21/2025

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive;

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/19/2025

Do Pass Executive;