---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-TOW TRUCK LIGHTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the use of red, blue, and white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on tow trucks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 4255"
citation: "Illinois HB 4255 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amy Elik", "Erica Harriss"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-12-04"
last_action: "2024-07-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eab18171-ea44-4294-b55d-3c91ba4b09ab"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=4255&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=151064&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "1bf1bb91232c71eb16dca814178484c3730e2943b8864afa828d5053ac4daf47"
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 4255 (103rd) — VEH CD-TOW TRUCK LIGHTS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the use of red, blue, and white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on tow trucks.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4255.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4255eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4255ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4255ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB4255enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety, Amendment 2 — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amy Elik — primary (person)
- Erica Harriss — primary (person)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Meier — cosponsor (person)
- Christopher Belt — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Vella — cosponsor (person)
- Jackie Haas — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Cabello — cosponsor (person)
- Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Randy E. Frese — cosponsor (person)
- Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
- Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
- Travis Weaver — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-12-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik `filing`
- **2024-01-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
- **2024-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-01-16** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-03-05** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-02** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2024-04-03** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-03** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jackie Haas
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Vella
- **2024-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles Meier
- **2024-04-03** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Amy Elik `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2024-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
- **2024-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
- **2024-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2024-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-17** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2024-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Randy E. Frese
- **2024-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 30, 2024 `reading-1`
- **2024-04-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2024-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-04-24** Referred to Assignments
- **2024-04-26** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Terri Bryant
- **2024-04-26** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2024-04-29** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Erica Harriss
- **2024-05-02** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christopher Belt
- **2024-05-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-07** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
- **2024-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
- **2024-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000
- **2024-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2024-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2024-05-16** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-16** Passed Both Houses
- **2024-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-07-19** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2024-07-19** Effective Date January 1, 2025
- **2024-07-19** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0667 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eab18171-ea44-4294-b55d-3c91ba4b09ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).