---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-NEIGHBORHOOD VEHICLE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions restricting the operation of certain electronically-powered four-wheeled motor vehicles and defining those vehicles as \"neighborhood electric vehicles\", provides that those restrictions also apply to certain gasoline-powered four-wheeled motor vehicle with an engine displacement under 1,200 cubic centimeters and changes the term to \"neighborhood vehicles\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 393"
citation: "Illinois SB 393 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-07"
last_action: "2007-08-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b19ab00b-2d76-41d7-b1bd-b7d194c0fd03"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=393&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28027&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "9125814102eba0622d6e37100f817c75aac26ba6ca5a85aaec88b7b0dbb99df7"
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 393 (95th) — VEH CD-NEIGHBORHOOD VEHICLE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions restricting the operation of certain electronically-powered four-wheeled motor vehicles and defining those vehicles as "neighborhood electric vehicles", provides that those restrictions also apply to certain gasoline-powered four-wheeled motor vehicle with an engine displacement under 1,200 cubic centimeters and changes the term to "neighborhood vehicles". 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=09500SB0393&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28027&DocNum=393&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0393eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28027&DocNum=393&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0393enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28027&DocNum=393&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **111–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael W. Frerichs — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2007-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs `filing`
- **2007-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2007
- **2007-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-05-08** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-08** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-08** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2007-05-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-05-09** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-14** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-18** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 014-001-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-22** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-004-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-05-31** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2007-06-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-24** Effective Date August 24, 2007
- **2007-08-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0414 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b19ab00b-2d76-41d7-b1bd-b7d194c0fd03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).