---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-OSCILLATING LIGHTS-DEMO"
description: "Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2979"
citation: "Illinois SB 2979 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-01"
last_action: "2013-04-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de396ae2-bbda-4c7b-8d3d-eff63f25301e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2979&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=63883&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "b4d010c3bfaaa83ec33e43680dbb2cf86cd70966d9ff5c9ba6dd576e66ee4a04"
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 2979 (97th) — VEH CD-OSCILLATING LIGHTS-DEMO

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. 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=09700SB2979&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63883&DocNum=2979&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2979eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63883&DocNum=2979&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2979enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=63883&DocNum=2979&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tim Bivins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2012-02-01** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2012-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-01** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-01** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-08** Do Pass Executive; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 23, 2012
- **2012-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-04-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2012-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 010-000-000
- **2012-05-02** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-04** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 11, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-05-09** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-05-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2012
- **2012-05-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-05-10** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Bivins `amendment-passage`
- **2012-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-05-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2012-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-17** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
- **2012-05-17** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-18** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 29, 2012
- **2012-05-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-23** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-29** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2012
- **2012-05-31** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-01-08** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 003-000-000
- **2013-01-08** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) January 8, 2013
- **2013-01-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-01-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-01-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-01-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-02-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-04-05** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-04-05** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-04-05** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-1173 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de396ae2-bbda-4c7b-8d3d-eff63f25301e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).