---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-POLICE&FIRE VEHS-SIREN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reinforces that a vehicle operated by a fire chief, a chief of police of a municipality, a sheriff of a county, or a chief emergency medical services officer may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 3469"
citation: "Illinois HB 3469 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1842ad3-5ed8-481f-957f-c62cb81ad1e9"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3469&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=105283&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "4ded182d690a303cb353663d4242a81fd62d24cddebe6c2937e5c8c255f6412d"
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 3469 (100th) — VEH CD-POLICE&FIRE VEHS-SIREN

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reinforces that a vehicle operated by a fire chief, a chief of police of a municipality, a sheriff of a county, or a chief emergency medical services officer may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet.

## 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=10000HB3469&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105283&DocNum=3469&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3469eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105283&DocNum=3469&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB3469enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=105283&DocNum=3469&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Thomas M. Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-10** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `filing`
- **2017-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-16** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2017-03-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2017-03-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2017-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2017-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2017-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2017-03-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2017-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-04** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-04** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2017-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Postponed - Transportation
- **2017-05-09** Do Pass Transportation; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2017
- **2017-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-18** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-18** Effective Date January 1, 2018
- **2017-08-18** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0182 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1842ad3-5ed8-481f-957f-c62cb81ad1e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).