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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VEH CD-BLUE FLASHING LIGHTS"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights are prohibited if lighted (rather than whether lighted or unlighted), except on specified vehicles."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "94th"
+identifier: "HB 1550"
+citation: "Illinois HB 1550 (94th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2005-02-10"
+last_action: "2005-07-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5b9a7da-2412-454e-a94c-0bcb85e4d533"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1550&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=16367&SessionID=50&GA=94"
+source_hash: "2decda2202b85305b07749f8772887738476496bbbd4be33f65c0a128ccedbfb"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois HB 1550 (94th) — VEH CD-BLUE FLASHING LIGHTS
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights are prohibited if lighted (rather than whether lighted or unlighted), except on specified vehicles.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1550&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16367&DocNum=1550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1550eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16367&DocNum=1550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB1550enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=16367&DocNum=1550&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2005-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
+- **2005-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-16** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-02-17** Re-assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2005-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 027-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-03-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2005-03-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2005-03-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
+- **2005-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
+- **2005-03-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
+- **2005-03-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2005-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 6, 2005 `reading-1`
+- **2005-03-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
+- **2005-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2005-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-04-13** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-04** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2005
+- **2005-05-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2005-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
+- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson `amendment-introduction`
+- **2005-05-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
+- **2005-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2005-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2005-05-16** Passed Both Houses
+- **2005-06-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2005-07-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2005-07-26** Effective Date January 1, 2006
+- **2005-07-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0331 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5b9a7da-2412-454e-a94c-0bcb85e4d533`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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