---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-COVERED FARM VEHICLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines \"covered farm vehicles\" under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law. Provides that when trailers registered as farm trailers are hauled by a motor vehicle of the second division that is 12,000 pounds or less that is not registered as a farm truck, that truck is subject to privileges and limitations on use as though it were registered as a farm truck. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "SB 3398"
citation: "Illinois SB 3398 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2014-02-14"
last_action: "2014-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7111b863-d79c-4fff-85bc-297372315210"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3398&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=80682&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "a551bf8dac1226aeacc088af5d81c3a7c6da52a4e8cddf36b507cdbceac1e444"
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 3398 (98th) — VEH CD-COVERED FARM VEHICLES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "covered farm vehicles" under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law. Provides that when trailers registered as farm trailers are hauled by a motor vehicle of the second division that is 12,000 pounds or less that is not registered as a farm truck, that truck is subject to privileges and limitations on use as though it were registered as a farm truck. 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=09800SB3398&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80682&DocNum=3398&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3398eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80682&DocNum=3398&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800SB3398enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=80682&DocNum=3398&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Toi W. Hutchinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2014-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `filing`
- **2014-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-02-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-02-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2014-03-20** Postponed - Transportation
- **2014-03-26** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2014
- **2014-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2014
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-08** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-11** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 1, 2014 `reading-3`
- **2014-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2014-04-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2014-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 014-000-000
- **2014-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-04-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-04-30** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
- **2014-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2014-05-01** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Hutchinson `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2014-05-01** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-01** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2014-05-01** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-01** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2014-05-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2014-05-01** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-05** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2014-05-14** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2014-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2014-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
- **2014-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2014-05-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2014-05-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-21** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-08-13** Effective Date August 13, 2014
- **2014-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0882 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7111b863-d79c-4fff-85bc-297372315210`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).