---
type: "Bill"
title: "TRANSPORTATION-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "101st"
identifier: "HB 2856"
citation: "Illinois HB 2856 (101st)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-08-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/890ed648-c7c5-4ff8-9182-46cbadaf5ec7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2856&GAID=15&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=119156&SessionID=108&GA=101"
source_hash: "2f176db4134b830c15944f867b7e698e1329c34e5fbc30dc50ee16eb3d3b1e4f"
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 2856 (101st) — TRANSPORTATION-TECH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.

## 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=10100HB2856&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119156&DocNum=2856&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2856eng&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119156&DocNum=2856&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10100HB2856enr&GA=101&SessionId=108&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=119156&DocNum=2856&GAID=15&SpecSess=&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John C. D'Amico — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — primary (person)
- Natalie A. Manley — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico `filing`
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** Re-assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2019-03-26** Moved to Suspend Rule 21 Rep. Gregory Harris
- **2019-03-26** Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed
- **2019-03-27** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John C. D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2019-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2019-04-10** Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2019-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2019-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2019-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2019-04-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2019
- **2019-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2019-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2019
- **2019-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2019 `reading-3`
- **2019-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2019-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2019-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2019-06-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-08-23** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2019-08-23** Effective Date January 1, 2020
- **2019-08-23** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0490 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/890ed648-c7c5-4ff8-9182-46cbadaf5ec7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).