---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2713"
citation: "Illinois SB 2713 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b16b307-c421-45d1-8aca-230ad47166f7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2713&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=37181&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "01bc5136fbbdb84925a3aa5edbbcd6947b3c45950a5fbaddb13c8c1dd229e064"
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 2713 (95th) — TRANSPORTATION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning licenses.

## 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=09500SB2713&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37181&DocNum=2713&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2713eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37181&DocNum=2713&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2713enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=37181&DocNum=2713&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-02-15** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Emil Jones, Jr. `filing`
- **2008-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-15** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-12** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 2, 2008
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-04-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- **2008-04-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
- **2008-04-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2008-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2008-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2008-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-01** Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-09** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-28** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0894 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4b16b307-c421-45d1-8aca-230ad47166f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).