---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-ELECTRIC VEH PARKING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits the parking of non-electric vehicles in charging station spaces designated for electric vehicles. Allows any person or local authority owning or operating a parking facility to remove or cause to be removed any non-electric vehicle parked within a charging station space designated for use by an electric vehicle. Imposes a minimum fine of $75 on a person parking a non-electric vehicle in a space designated for electric vehicles. Requires municipalities to display signs indicating the fine imposed for a violation. Defines \"electric vehicle\", \"electric vehicle charging station\", and \"electric vehicle registration plates\"."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 198"
citation: "Illinois HB 198 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-15"
last_action: "2015-07-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/761d2c8a-693c-4554-a591-63a8e0e3db37"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=198&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=83826&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "1682e2ed790d8f73cf4b071333ae17f47e6793d4b6b5e05f9b1ee71e8b21ad8f"
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 HB 198 (99th) — VEH CD-ELECTRIC VEH PARKING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits the parking of non-electric vehicles in charging station spaces designated for electric vehicles. Allows any person or local authority owning or operating a parking facility to remove or cause to be removed any non-electric vehicle parked within a charging station space designated for use by an electric vehicle. Imposes a minimum fine of $75 on a person parking a non-electric vehicle in a space designated for electric vehicles. Requires municipalities to display signs indicating the fine imposed for a violation. Defines "electric vehicle", "electric vehicle charging station", and "electric vehicle registration plates".

## 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=09900HB0198&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83826&DocNum=198&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0198eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83826&DocNum=198&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0198enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83826&DocNum=198&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–50** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `filing`
- **2015-01-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2015-01-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
- **2015-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-15** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-03** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel `amendment-introduction`
- **2015-02-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2015-02-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2015-02-26** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-02-26** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-03-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-03-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-050-003 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2015 `reading-1`
- **2015-03-24** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2015-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-24** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Postponed - Transportation
- **2015-05-06** Postponed - Transportation
- **2015-05-13** Do Pass Transportation; 015-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 14, 2015
- **2015-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2015
- **2015-05-22** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2015 `reading-3`
- **2015-05-26** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-26** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-29** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-29** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-29** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0172 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/761d2c8a-693c-4554-a591-63a8e0e3db37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).