---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-OSCILLATING LIGHTS"
description: "Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tolls and charges."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 956"
citation: "Illinois SB 956 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2011-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4c4813a-38ed-4879-a889-b5296b9d0583"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=956&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55831&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "f0ea233eb087a45c6aba76db28ec06c96b8a6d861e16d26c5a5a1d249eb52456"
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 956 (97th) — VEH CD-OSCILLATING LIGHTS

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning tolls and charges.

## 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=09700SB0956&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55831&DocNum=956&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0956eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55831&DocNum=956&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0956enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55831&DocNum=956&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **114–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2011-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-08** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-17** Do Pass Executive; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2011
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 29, 2011
- **2011-03-18** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2011-04-06** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2011-04-13** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 010-000-000
- **2011-04-15** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-04-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sullivan `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2011-04-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-25** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2011-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2011-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-28** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-06-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0039 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a4c4813a-38ed-4879-a889-b5296b9d0583`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).