---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-TINTED LIGHTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall drive or move any motor vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lighting or combination of lighting with a smoked or tinted lens or cover."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 87"
citation: "Illinois SB 87 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-23"
last_action: "2019-08-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4e88880-67e4-470b-99e6-3dc84bef9342"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=87&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=115078&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "0d3dae95c891daaa7ec0d657019c7445e9ec5b3b43067b8f6f6048af9b025846"
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 87 (101st) — VEH CD-TINTED LIGHTS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall drive or move any motor vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lighting or combination of lighting with a smoked or tinted lens or cover.

## 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=10100SB0087&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=115078&DocNum=87&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0087eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=115078&DocNum=87&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB0087enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=115078&DocNum=87&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **107–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Maurice A. West, II — primary (person)
- Steve Stadelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-23** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman `filing`
- **2019-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Do Pass Transportation; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 21, 2019
- **2019-02-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 5, 2019
- **2019-04-04** Third Reading - Passed; 052-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- **2019-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-007-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-02** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0189 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f4e88880-67e4-470b-99e6-3dc84bef9342`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).