---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-NON-HIGHWAY VEHICLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines a \"non-highway vehicle\" as a motor vehicle not specifically designed to be used on a public highway, including, as defined by the Illinois Vehicle Code: an all-terrain vehicle, a golf cart, a neighborhood vehicle, and an off-highway motorcycle. Provides that the same set of standards that currently apply to the operation of a neighborhood vehicle on a street, road, or highway apply to all non-highway vehicles. Provides that non-highway vehicles are subject to the mandatory insurance provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code when operated on a street, road, or highway. Repeals 2 provisions regarding the operation of all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and golf carts on streets and removes cross-references to those provisions in the Illinois Vehicle Code and Recreational Trails of Illinois Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 2455"
citation: "Illinois HB 2455 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-19"
last_action: "2009-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94b06cc1-7d4a-4731-a73b-c50672c435fd"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2455&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44625&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "e53a0f39aab44b8d2546dd37b6f62ed097510b2c6fbc61046d91aeb7c020a61f"
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 2455 (96th) — VEH CD-NON-HIGHWAY VEHICLES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines a "non-highway vehicle" as a motor vehicle not specifically designed to be used on a public highway, including, as defined by the Illinois Vehicle Code: an all-terrain vehicle, a golf cart, a neighborhood vehicle, and an off-highway motorcycle. Provides that the same set of standards that currently apply to the operation of a neighborhood vehicle on a street, road, or highway apply to all non-highway vehicles. Provides that non-highway vehicles are subject to the mandatory insurance provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code when operated on a street, road, or highway. Repeals 2 provisions regarding the operation of all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and golf carts on streets and removes cross-references to those provisions in the Illinois Vehicle Code and Recreational Trails of Illinois Act.

## 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=09600HB2455&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44625&DocNum=2455&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2455eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44625&DocNum=2455&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB2455enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=44625&DocNum=2455&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Richard P. Myers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Richard P. Myers `filing`
- **2009-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- **2009-02-19** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2009-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-23** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-17** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 1, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-04-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-15** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-21** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Transportation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 046-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-11** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0279 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94b06cc1-7d4a-4731-a73b-c50672c435fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).