---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CODE-FLASHING LIGHTS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that school buses may be equipped with alternately flashing head lamps, which may be operated in conjunction with the 8-lamp flashing signal system required under the Code."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 1093"
citation: "Illinois SB 1093 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-02-19"
last_action: "2003-07-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67eb08f4-7be5-4038-8711-4229bc03b164"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1093&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=3945&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "af32b662d7a93d335b939da02980a97d68a3f15af477d7f7376211a638fbe046"
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 1093 (93rd) — VEH CODE-FLASHING LIGHTS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that school buses may be equipped with alternately flashing head lamps, which may be operated in conjunction with the 8-lamp flashing signal system required under the Code.

## 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=09300SB1093&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3945&DocNum=1093&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1093eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3945&DocNum=1093&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB1093enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=3945&DocNum=1093&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Richard J. Winkel, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2003-02-19** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr. `filing`
- **2003-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-02-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-05** Postponed - Transportation
- **2003-03-11** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2003-03-12** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
- **2003-03-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
- **2003-03-20** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-03-20** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-03-20** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2003-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-03-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-31** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-08** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-08** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-11** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0181 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67eb08f4-7be5-4038-8711-4229bc03b164`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).