---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-POLICE CDL EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Exempts police emergency equipment from the definition of \"commercial motor vehicle\". Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3948"
citation: "Illinois HB 3948 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-01-04"
last_action: "2012-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b862c73b-278c-46ed-9876-3c61e38a0e7b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3948&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=62784&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b4f22dd2a6844c126a03a8fad5977efe9f117a8bc8b6620966772e23cc6e4fee"
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 3948 (97th) — VEH CD-POLICE CDL EXEMPTION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Exempts police emergency equipment from the definition of "commercial motor vehicle". 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=09700HB3948&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62784&DocNum=3948&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3948eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62784&DocNum=3948&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3948enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=62784&DocNum=3948&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Michael J. Zalewski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-01-04** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski `filing`
- **2012-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-01-10** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-01** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-02-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dena M. Carli
- **2012-02-08** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2012-02-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-02-08** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 9, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-02-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2012-02-17** Sponsor Removed Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2012-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-04-20** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2012-04-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2012-04-25** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-15** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-15** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-06** Effective Date July 6, 2012
- **2012-07-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0750 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b862c73b-278c-46ed-9876-3c61e38a0e7b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).