---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICL"
description: "Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 968"
citation: "Illinois SB 968 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-08"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/088d4fa1-2fd5-4e7a-97c5-20a83a27efe8"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=968&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=55783&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "28feaf4c0b3db1c5373c929ff6bba1a6562afa31abbaccb1a4a75013951fda60"
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 968 (97th) — VEH CD-COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICL

Amends the Illinois Aeronautics Act. Makes a technical change in a definitions Section.

## 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=09700SB0968&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55783&DocNum=968&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0968eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55783&DocNum=968&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB0968enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=55783&DocNum=968&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Martin A. Sandoval — 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
- **2011-04-15** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 4, 2011 `reading-3`
- **2011-07-23** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-21** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2012-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 22, 2012
- **2012-03-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 009-000-000
- **2012-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As April 26, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-04-26** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-04-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Sandoval `amendment-passage`
- **2012-04-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2012-04-26** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-04-26** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-04-30** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2012-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-05-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-11** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 18, 2012
- **2012-05-11** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-05-17** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-05-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-22** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-05-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0795 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/088d4fa1-2fd5-4e7a-97c5-20a83a27efe8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).