---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEHICLE CODE-ELECTRIC VEHICLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle may make a direct crossing at an intersection controlled by a traffic light or 4-way stop sign upon or across a highway under the jurisdiction of the State if the speed limit on the highway is 35 miles per hour or less at the place of crossing. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1875"
citation: "Illinois HB 1875 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-23"
last_action: "2007-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f24d802b-85b1-4bef-ac20-9ffe6609f3c4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1875&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30711&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "d4fc2df7a75fde476786dd28833be719accb54e237a64b5b21f86aa456058389"
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 1875 (95th) — VEHICLE CODE-ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle may make a direct crossing at an intersection controlled by a traffic light or 4-way stop sign upon or across a highway under the jurisdiction of the State if the speed limit on the highway is 35 miles per hour or less at the place of crossing. 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=09500HB1875&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30711&DocNum=1875&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1875eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30711&DocNum=1875&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1875enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30711&DocNum=1875&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keith P. Sommer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-23** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Keith P. Sommer `filing`
- **2007-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Re-assigned to Environment & Energy Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Environment & Energy Committee; 022-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-04-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-01** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading May 2, 2007 `reading-1`
- **2007-05-01** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan Rutherford
- **2007-05-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2007
- **2007-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-14** Effective Date August 14, 2007
- **2007-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0150 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f24d802b-85b1-4bef-ac20-9ffe6609f3c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).