---
type: "Bill"
title: "FLASHING YELLOW RIGHT-OF-WAY"
description: "Amends the Vehicle Code to allow a vehicle or pedestrian to enter an intersection under direction of a flashing yellow traffic-control signal, but yield to pedestrians and other vehicles already lawfully within the intersection. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 1381"
citation: "Illinois SB 1381 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-06"
last_action: "2014-07-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7efddd75-86cc-4c52-869e-4cfcd06f88e5"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1381&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=71928&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "47ae9d06a583456a0351211a1a17336a7be8d34dce4e98cc7bd9a343a531f4e5"
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 1381 (98th) — FLASHING YELLOW RIGHT-OF-WAY

Amends the Vehicle Code to allow a vehicle or pedestrian to enter an intersection under direction of a flashing yellow traffic-control signal, but yield to pedestrians and other vehicles already lawfully within the intersection. 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=09800SB1381&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71928&DocNum=1381&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1381eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71928&DocNum=1381&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB1381enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=71928&DocNum=1381&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Koehler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `filing`
- **2013-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-14** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-02-21** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2013-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2013-02-27** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 28, 2013
- **2013-02-28** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 1, 2013
- **2013-03-13** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-03-13** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2013-03-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
- **2013-03-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-03-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-08** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-10** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-05-30** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-31** Effective Date July 31, 2014
- **2014-07-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0798 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7efddd75-86cc-4c52-869e-4cfcd06f88e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).