---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DEFINITIONS-POLICE VEH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the definition of \"police vehicle\" to include recreational off-highway vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 3882"
citation: "Illinois HB 3882 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dale Fowler", "Patrick Windhorst"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-19"
last_action: "2021-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6919fd5-8da6-4706-b060-fbe0173a5404"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3882&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=132968&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ebce02ae135e20e1e77214062c73a12530a9344c23dda5de4ac2c5a73c919e94"
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 3882 (102nd) — VEH CD-DEFINITIONS-POLICE VEH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the definition of "police vehicle" to include recreational off-highway vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3882.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3882eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB3882enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dale Fowler — primary (person)
- Patrick Windhorst — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick Windhorst `filing`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2021-04-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dale Fowler
- **2021-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 29, 2021
- **2021-05-25** Do Pass Transportation; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 26, 2021
- **2021-05-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 27, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0240 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b6919fd5-8da6-4706-b060-fbe0173a5404`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).