---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VIDEO EVENT RECORDER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 629"
citation: "Illinois SB 629 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-28"
last_action: "2016-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eab134fd-16b7-47a7-8b3f-03bc027f7be1"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=629&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=84592&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "042a80993080249fb3f9a195a834e47780af2c4aff2dd05c06009eda1321ed2b"
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 629 (99th) — VEH CD-VIDEO EVENT RECORDER

Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.

## 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=09900SB0629&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84592&DocNum=629&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0629eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84592&DocNum=629&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB0629enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=84592&DocNum=629&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Biss — primary (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-28** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2015-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-28** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-18** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2015-03-26** Do Pass Executive; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 14, 2015
- **2015-04-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 16, 2015
- **2015-04-21** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-09-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Daniel Biss
- **2015-09-09** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2015-09-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 6, 2015
- **2015-09-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-09-09** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-10-10** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-01** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2016-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 2, 2016
- **2016-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2016-03-02** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2016-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2016-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
- **2016-03-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
- **2016-03-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Nybo
- **2016-04-07** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Biss `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2016
- **2016-04-14** Third Reading - Passed; 050-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-14** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2016-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-18** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-04** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-04** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-05** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2016-05-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2016-05-11** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-09** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0689 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eab134fd-16b7-47a7-8b3f-03bc027f7be1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).