---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY-TECH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning railroad safety."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "HB 5340"
citation: "Illinois HB 5340 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-06"
last_action: "2004-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4080a79-111f-4921-86de-04099b3ca341"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5340&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=10402&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "0e6ee650543f5bba7a8861f0966b5893d233c7c5e1678af497093daf0a4cceca"
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 5340 (93rd) — VEH CD-RAILROAD SAFETY-TECH

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning railroad safety.

## 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=09300HB5340&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10402&DocNum=5340&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5340eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10402&DocNum=5340&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB5340enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=10402&DocNum=5340&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **55–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adeline Jay Geo-Karis — cosponsor (person)
- Antonio Munoz — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Brady — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Radogno — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Washington — primary (person)
- Iris Y. Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Kathleen L. Wojcik — cosponsor (person)
- Lawrence M. Walsh — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael J. Madigan `filing`
- **2004-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-04** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) April 2, 2004
- **2004-03-26** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eddie Washington
- **2004-03-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay C. Hoffman
- **2004-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2004-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- **2004-03-30** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert S. Molaro
- **2004-03-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Executive Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2004-03-31** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Executive Committee; by Voice Vote `committee-passage`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-03-31** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2004-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 117-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-04-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2004-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2004 `reading-1`
- **2004-04-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
- **2004-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. George P. Shadid
- **2004-04-06** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2004-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-04-06** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-15** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Lawrence M. Walsh
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Kathleen L. Wojcik
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2004-04-20** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- **2004-04-21** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 22, 2004
- **2004-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2004-04-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 27, 2004
- **2004-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2004-04-28** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2004-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
- **2004-05-04** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis
- **2004-05-13** Third Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10, extended to January 11, 2005. `reading-3`
- **2004-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2004
- **2004-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0791 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4080a79-111f-4921-86de-04099b3ca341`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).