---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-BLUE LIGHTS-STOP LAMPS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an antique vehicle may display a blue light or lights of up to one inch in diameter as part of the vehicle's rear stop lamp or lamps. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 127"
citation: "Illinois SB 127 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2005-02-01"
last_action: "2005-07-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7cf6b8a1-6d1f-4bb5-bb10-4d6dad403df7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=127&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15119&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "dee9d35c13bafac1a1fbec40bb24d72991a77768a52e36e90f22be9cd38dfc8c"
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 127 (94th) — VEH CD-BLUE LIGHTS-STOP LAMPS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an antique vehicle may display a blue light or lights of up to one inch in diameter as part of the vehicle's rear stop lamp or lamps. Effective immediately.

## 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=09400SB0127&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15119&DocNum=127&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0127eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15119&DocNum=127&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0127enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15119&DocNum=127&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christine Radogno — primary (person)
- David Reis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2005-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2005-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-01** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2005-02-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2005-03-02** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 3, 2005
- **2005-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 9, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-12** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2005-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-20** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-04-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2005-04-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 021-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-04-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-04-28** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2005-04-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-04-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-04** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2005-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-May 5, 2005
- **2005-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2005-05-04** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-23** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2005-05-25** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 059-000-000
- **2005-05-25** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-21** Effective Date July 21, 2005
- **2005-07-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0299 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7cf6b8a1-6d1f-4bb5-bb10-4d6dad403df7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).