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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VEH CD-FARM TRACTOR-SHOULDER"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the restrictions on driving a vehicle on the shoulder of a highway do not apply to any farm tractor or implement of husbandry. Effective immediately."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "HB 4251"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4251 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2008-01-07"
+last_action: "2008-08-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/074d0d01-ec5e-46b9-b7ed-6296bd68112d"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4251&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=34690&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "95a90477a0f8e0323ff6eb24a8a80648c0015f2b957a6b2659b73164c822f6c5"
+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 4251 (95th) — VEH CD-FARM TRACTOR-SHOULDER
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the restrictions on driving a vehicle on the shoulder of a highway do not apply to any farm tractor or implement of husbandry. Effective immediately.
+
+## 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=09500HB4251&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34690&DocNum=4251&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4251eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34690&DocNum=4251&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4251enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=34690&DocNum=4251&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bill Mitchell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2008-01-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Bill Mitchell `filing`
+- **2008-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-01-07** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-26** Assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
+- **2008-03-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
+- **2008-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Agriculture & Conservation Committee `amendment-introduction`
+- **2008-03-11** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Agriculture & Conservation Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
+- **2008-03-11** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-03-12** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2008-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 3, 2008 `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
+- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-13** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2008
+- **2008-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2008
+- **2008-05-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-05-20** Passed Both Houses
+- **2008-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2008-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2008-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2008
+- **2008-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0785 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/074d0d01-ec5e-46b9-b7ed-6296bd68112d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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