---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Department of Transportation, in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency, may establish in any county or municipality a system for automated enforcement of railroad crossing violations. Provides for automated recording of vehicles that enter a railroad crossing against the signal or that obstruct traffic at a railroad crossing. Provides for the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation to the owner of the recorded vehicle. Establishes procedures for contesting the violation. Provides that violation of the provision is a petty offense for which a fine of $250, or 25 hours of community service, shall be imposed. Provides that a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend for not less than 6 months the registration of a vehicle involved in a second or subsequent violation. Provides that photographs from a system established under the new provision, or under the provision establishing a similar pilot program, can be made available to governmental agencies for safety analysis of the railroad crossing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 2865"
citation: "Illinois SB 2865 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-20"
last_action: "2006-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b62a1b99-0c71-49bf-af41-3d73c3930040"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2865&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23974&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "fe0d624926848ea0b700bfa4b258973ae4adeed6f41bd654ad6348771c20184c"
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 2865 (94th) — VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Department of Transportation, in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency, may establish in any county or municipality a system for automated enforcement of railroad crossing violations. Provides for automated recording of vehicles that enter a railroad crossing against the signal or that obstruct traffic at a railroad crossing. Provides for the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation to the owner of the recorded vehicle. Establishes procedures for contesting the violation. Provides that violation of the provision is a petty offense for which a fine of $250, or 25 hours of community service, shall be imposed. Provides that a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend for not less than 6 months the registration of a vehicle involved in a second or subsequent violation. Provides that photographs from a system established under the new provision, or under the provision establishing a similar pilot program, can be made available to governmental agencies for safety analysis of the railroad crossing.

## 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=09400SB2865&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23974&DocNum=2865&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2865eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23974&DocNum=2865&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2865enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23974&DocNum=2865&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2006-02-01** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-08** Do Pass Transportation; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
- **2006-02-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 14, 2006
- **2006-02-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- **2006-02-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
- **2006-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
- **2006-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- **2006-02-27** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2006-02-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-02-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-03-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2006-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006
- **2006-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
- **2006-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 006-000-000
- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- **2006-04-06** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-16** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-05-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0771 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b62a1b99-0c71-49bf-af41-3d73c3930040`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).