---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2265"
citation: "Illinois HB 2265 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad840131-c9a7-4117-988d-be92d767cff0"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2265&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=59500&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "cd56ac09eb2cf104dd7641d84d6c2148fd19c97532d7fb4c4c5eaa83dbe29308"
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 2265 (97th) — TRANSPORTATION-TECH

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

## 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=09700HB2265&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59500&DocNum=2265&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2265eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59500&DocNum=2265&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2265enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=59500&DocNum=2265&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-18** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Cross `filing`
- **2011-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-12** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2011-04-12** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 019-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-14** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine J. Johnson
- **2011-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-03** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2011-05-10** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
- **2011-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
- **2011-05-18** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-15** Effective Date August 15, 2011
- **2011-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0378 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad840131-c9a7-4117-988d-be92d767cff0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).