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HB 2727

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Bill Anderson and 10 co-sponsors

Commercial vehicle relocators face stricter licensing eligibility, mandatory advance notices, and required price disclosures to vehicle owners before relocating vehicles.

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Bill Summary · HB 2727

HB 2727 — Summary (vehicle/towing and related amendments)

Status: House Floor Amendment No. 3 (Rule 19(c)) — re‑referred to Rules Committee; bill passed and transmitted to Governor (transmitted 2025‑05‑01; signed 2025‑05‑07). Introduced: Feb 2025. Primary sponsor: Rep. La Shawn K. Ford; Chief Co‑Sponsor: Rep. Patrick Sheehan. (Note: the supplied file contains material from multiple drafting/markup stages, including alternate amendment text. See “Notes” below.)

Purpose / intent

The bill (as introduced and in early engrossed form) amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to strengthen regulation of commercial vehicle relocators (towing companies that remove/relocate vehicles from private property) — tightening licensing eligibility after suspensions/revocations, and adding advance‑notice and consumer‑disclosure requirements when a relocator moves a vehicle from premises. During the House process, substitute amendments were filed that would (separately) add or revise criminal provisions relating to street racing, street sideshows, and related forfeiture provisions.

Key provisions (introduced version / primary subject)

  • Licensing restrictions

    • Prohibits an applicant from applying for a new commercial vehicle relocator license or safety relocator registration certificate while the applicant (or an entity in which the applicant has an ownership interest) has an active suspension of a relocator license/registration.
    • Prohibits applying for a new relocator license or safety relocator registration within five years after revocation of an applicant’s (or an ownership‑interest entity’s) relocator license/registration.

  • Notice and relocation procedural requirements

    • Before relocating a vehicle from premises controlled by the commercial relocator, the relocator must:
    • Post a visible notice of intent to relocate on the premises at least 90 days prior to the relocation; and
    • Mail at least 60 days’ advance notice to the registered owner’s address.
    • These notices are intended to inform owners and provide an opportunity to retrieve their vehicles before removal.

  • Consumer price disclosure

    • A commercial vehicle safety relocator must provide a price list showing both per‑mile towing charges and per‑day storage charges to the vehicle driver prior to removal. If the driver cannot be located, specified other recipients must receive the list; under certain conditions it may be mailed to the registered owner within 24 hours.

Who is affected

  • Commercial vehicle relocators and safety relocators (towing companies and their operators/owners)
  • Applicants seeking relocator licenses or registration certificates
  • Vehicle owners and drivers (who will receive advance notice and pricing disclosures)
  • Private property owners (who contract with relocators)
  • Law enforcement and regulatory agencies that oversee relocator licensing and enforcement

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced Feb 2025; committee referrals and multiple floor amendments in March–April 2025.
  • Several House Floor Amendments (No. 1–3) were filed and routed to the Judiciary – Criminal Committee; Amendment No. 3 was recommended for adoption by that committee.
  • Legislative history shows the bill passed both chambers and was signed by the Governor on 2025‑05‑07. Because multiple versions and substitute amendments were circulated, consult the final enrolled/public act for the authoritative, enacted language.

Additional note on alternate amendment content

The file provided also includes alternative substitute amendment language that would (if adopted) add or revise criminal statutes concerning unsanctioned street racing and street sideshows (definitions, penalties, spectator offenses) and related forfeiture provisions. Those provisions were part of House floor amendment activity; whether and how they were folded into the final enacted text should be confirmed by reviewing the enacted Public Act or the official enrolled bill.

For the definitive, enforceable text, consult the enrolled/public act of HB 2727 as signed by the Governor.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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