---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH-LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLE"
description: "Creates the Economic Development Act of 2017. Contains only a short title provision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 396"
citation: "Illinois SB 396 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-24"
last_action: "2017-08-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf4545e1-49d0-4075-9030-965f4a11a1c4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=396&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=100337&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "975fc151426b989bc97c47b343a5979c406c7ea37211d60d813f454ede4e6896"
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 SB 396 (100th) — VEH-LOW-SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLE

Creates the Economic Development Act of 2017. Contains only a short title provision.

## 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=10000SB0396&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100337&DocNum=396&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0396eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100337&DocNum=396&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB0396enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=100337&DocNum=396&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **104–5** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Heather A. Steans — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-24** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2017-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Heather A. Steans
- **2017-03-28** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 29, 2017
- **2017-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2017-03-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 4, 2017
- **2017-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2017-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Heather A. Steans `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-28** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2017-05-03** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Transportation
- **2017-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 015-000-000
- **2017-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 015-000-000
- **2017-05-11** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Steans `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2017-05-11** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2017-05-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2017-05-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-05-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-16** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 26, 2017
- **2017-05-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-05-24** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2017-05-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-26** 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0209 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf4545e1-49d0-4075-9030-965f4a11a1c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).