---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CERTIFICATE OF SAFETY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the requirement that second division vehicles be subject to safety inspections from once every 6 months to once every 12 months. Increases the cost of safety certificates from $1 to $2. Effective January 1, 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1294"
citation: "Illinois SB 1294 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 36
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-05"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17b6b382-142f-41f5-add4-4cae0c7cfef2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1294&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71762&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "5325a2949067612d7a4214127688dc6ba2abb88fa6932eaae8fa720de57f04bf"
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 1294 (98th) — VEH CD-CERTIFICATE OF SAFETY

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the requirement that second division vehicles be subject to safety inspections from once every 6 months to once every 12 months. Increases the cost of safety certificates from $1 to $2. Effective January 1, 2014.

## 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=09800SB1294&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71762&DocNum=1294&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1294eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71762&DocNum=1294&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1294enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71762&DocNum=1294&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **91–26** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wm. Sam McCann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-05** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann `filing`
- **2013-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-05** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-14** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-05** Postponed - Transportation
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2013-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2013
- **2013-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-04-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 013-000-000
- **2013-04-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-04-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; McCann `amendment-passage`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 18, 2013
- **2013-04-18** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-18** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-04-19** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2013-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-06** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 24, 2013
- **2013-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 091-026-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2013-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0489 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17b6b382-142f-41f5-add4-4cae0c7cfef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).