---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the length of vehicles."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 2836"
citation: "Illinois HB 2836 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-18"
last_action: "2011-07-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/240add35-c9f9-48e5-92e3-4703c41b64be"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2836&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60152&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "239c8475e17ff58f6966b501d09672a0ff0329456b37c381d0b1f9b85231d552"
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 2836 (97th) — TRANSPORTATION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the length of vehicles.

## 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=09700HB2836&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60152&DocNum=2836&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2836eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60152&DocNum=2836&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB2836enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60152&DocNum=2836&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Sacia — 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** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **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
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-03-17** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2011-03-28** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2011-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2011-04-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2011-04-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2011-04-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 11, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-08** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 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`
- **2011-07-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-27** Effective Date July 27, 2011
- **2011-07-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0200 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/240add35-c9f9-48e5-92e3-4703c41b64be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).