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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VEH CD-RR CROSSING BLOCKAGE"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who enters a railroad grade crossing and obstructs the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians or of a train or railroad equipment shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period of one month, in addition to the imposition of a mandatory $500 fine or 50 hours of community service. Provides that a person who receives a disposition of court supervision for this violation is also subject to a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service. Provides that upon a second violation, the person shall have his or her driving privileges suspended for a period of 3 months, in addition to the imposition of a fine of $500 and 50 hours of community service. Provides that the Secretary of State may grant the person a restricted driving permit for the duration of the suspension, subject to stated conditions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "HB 4754"
+citation: "Illinois HB 4754 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2008-01-31"
+last_action: "2008-07-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44bbe9ef-f2d3-4b7a-a62c-08155f21c2c9"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4754&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=35494&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "050d628d0f28f08172c3fbac2e95caa1a91e330946f22d80a39de58f5a207321"
+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 4754 (95th) — VEH CD-RR CROSSING BLOCKAGE
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who enters a railroad grade crossing and obstructs the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians or of a train or railroad equipment shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period of one month, in addition to the imposition of a mandatory $500 fine or 50 hours of community service. Provides that a person who receives a disposition of court supervision for this violation is also subject to a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service. Provides that upon a second violation, the person shall have his or her driving privileges suspended for a period of 3 months, in addition to the imposition of a fine of $500 and 50 hours of community service. Provides that the Secretary of State may grant the person a restricted driving permit for the duration of the suspension, subject to stated conditions.
+
+## 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=09500HB4754&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35494&DocNum=4754&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4754eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35494&DocNum=4754&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4754enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35494&DocNum=4754&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **113–1** (pass) · lower
+- Concurrence — **113–1** (pass) · lower
+- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Sidney H. Mathias — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2008-01-31** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias `filing`
+- **2008-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-02-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Railroad Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-03-13** Do Pass / Short Debate Railroad Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-04-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2008-04-02** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
+- **2008-04-02** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
+- **2008-04-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2008-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Susan Garrett
+- **2008-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2008-04-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-04-17** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
+- **2008-05-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
+- **2008-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2008-05-08** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2008-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2008
+- **2008-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2008
+- **2008-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
+- **2008-05-14** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
+- **2008-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 010-000-000
+- **2008-05-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2008 `reading-3`
+- **2008-05-27** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2008-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Garrett `amendment-passage`
+- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
+- **2008-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2008-05-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
+- **2008-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
+- **2008-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
+- **2008-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2008-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
+- **2008-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
+- **2008-05-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 112-001-000
+- **2008-05-31** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 112-001-000
+- **2008-05-31** Passed Both Houses
+- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2008-07-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2008-07-25** Effective Date January 1, 2009
+- **2008-07-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0753 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44bbe9ef-f2d3-4b7a-a62c-08155f21c2c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
+