---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CONSTRUCTION ZONE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalty for violating the Section regarding use of due caution in approaching or entering a highway construction or maintenance area or zone from a maximum fine of $10,000 to a maximum fine of $25,000. Provides that the driver of a vehicle shall avoid encroaching upon any designated highway construction or maintenance zone, and violators shall be fined no less than $100 and no more than $1,000."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "SB 1496"
citation: "Illinois SB 1496 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-13"
last_action: "2019-07-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d40c1e16-62d3-4a0d-82f4-81318e95150b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1496&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=118398&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "a37ddfc1d38c3a5afbe65525583df5c4797bdb0507994ba5b862aff0077447fb"
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 1496 (101st) — VEH CD-CONSTRUCTION ZONE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalty for violating the Section regarding use of due caution in approaching or entering a highway construction or maintenance area or zone from a maximum fine of $10,000 to a maximum fine of $25,000. Provides that the driver of a vehicle shall avoid encroaching upon any designated highway construction or maintenance zone, and violators shall be fined no less than $100 and no more than $1,000.

## 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=10100SB1496&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118398&DocNum=1496&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1496eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118398&DocNum=1496&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100SB1496enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=118398&DocNum=1496&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **115–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Antonio Muñoz — cosponsor (person)
- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
- David McSweeney — cosponsor (person)
- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Carroll — primary (person)
- Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-13** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `filing`
- **2019-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Postponed - Transportation
- **2019-03-12** Postponed - Transportation
- **2019-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Thomas Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2019-03-19** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019
- **2019-03-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019
- **2019-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2019-04-09** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
- **2019-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
- **2019-04-12** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2019-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2019-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2019-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
- **2019-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
- **2019-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-30** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-30** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-07-30** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0172 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d40c1e16-62d3-4a0d-82f4-81318e95150b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).