---
type: "Bill"
title: "REC TRAILS-OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE"
description: "Amends the Railroad Incorporation Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning articles of incorporation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "SB 1231"
citation: "Illinois SB 1231 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scott M. Bennett", "Tom Demmer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7138c4e2-8a73-4495-9448-64b7cde1baaa"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1231&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=133863&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "ec364ef19f52c7783686056c590f3b461ef460c4c0407bdc32cbc889b9d81469"
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 1231 (102nd) — REC TRAILS-OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

Amends the Railroad Incorporation Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning articles of incorporation.

## 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/SB/PDF/10200SB1231.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1231eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1231sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB1231enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scott M. Bennett — primary (person)
- Tom Demmer — primary (person)
- Norine K. Hammond — cosponsor (person)
- Tony McCombie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 25, 2021
- **2021-03-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 13, 2021
- **2021-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Scott M. Bennett `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2021-04-23** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021 `reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2021-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 016-000-000
- **2021-04-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bennett `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2021-05-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Tom Demmer
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2021-05-26** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- **2021-05-26** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - First Day `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2022
- **2021-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0312 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7138c4e2-8a73-4495-9448-64b7cde1baaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).