--- type: "Bill" title: "VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION" description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Divides vehicles into 3 (instead of 2) divisions. Provides that a third division motor vehicle is a vehicle which is designed for the carrying of more than 10 persons and not more than 15 persons and which is designed or used only as a multifunction school-activity bus. Provides that the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, shall develop a separate classroom course and refresher course for operation of vehicles of the third division being operated as multifunction school-activity buses." jurisdiction: "us/states/il" legislature: "Illinois General Assembly" session: "104th" identifier: "HB 2962" citation: "Illinois HB 2962 (104th)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: [] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Laura Fine", "Michael Crawford"] version_count: 4 action_count: 39 vote_count: 5 first_action: "2025-02-06" last_action: "2025-08-15" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/363e806c-3e95-4645-8518-0d7b54dabb63" source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2962&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161188&SessionID=114" source_hash: "e82135a86d6cea0dcd2cfc1356be4e9fbf2ac21c6dcafca0e87aa224ffd57c02" 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 2962 (104th) — VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Divides vehicles into 3 (instead of 2) divisions. Provides that a third division motor vehicle is a vehicle which is designed for the carrying of more than 10 persons and not more than 15 persons and which is designed or used only as a multifunction school-activity bus. Provides that the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, shall develop a separate classroom course and refresher course for operation of vehicles of the third division being operated as multifunction school-activity buses. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962.pdf) 2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962eng.pdf) 3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962ham001.pdf) 4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962enr.pdf) ## Votes - Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **12–0** (pass) · lower - Transportation: Vehicles & Safety, Amendment 1 — **12–0** (pass) · lower - Education — **14–0** (pass) · upper - Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Laura Fine — primary (person) - Michael Crawford — primary (person) - Harry Benton — cosponsor (person) - Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person) - Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person) - Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2025-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl `filing` - **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1` - **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee - **2025-03-04** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee` - **2025-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 - **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2` - **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl `amendment-introduction` - **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee - **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety - **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable` - **2025-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Crawford - **2025-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl - **2025-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage` - **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate - **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3` - **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis - **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton - **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris - **2025-04-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Harry Benton - **2025-04-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa Davis - **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction` - **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1` - **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine - **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1` - **2025-04-14** Referred to Assignments - **2025-04-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee` - **2025-05-07** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 - **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2` - **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2` - **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 - **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** - **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3` - **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses - **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt` - **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature` - **2025-08-15** Effective Date July 1, 2026 - **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0256 `became-law` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/363e806c-3e95-4645-8518-0d7b54dabb63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).