---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-COURT APPEARANCE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the fine for failing to follow proper procedures upon entering a construction or maintenance zone is not less than $100 (as well as not more than $10,000). Deletes language providing that a person charged with that offense or with failing to follow proper procedures on approaching an authorized emergency vehicle must appear in court to answer the charges. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 2502"
citation: "Illinois SB 2502 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2004-02-03"
last_action: "2004-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ebb30b85-7ea7-4e76-93fb-d85025ce70f2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2502&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=8761&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "4604f2da28ef152f22dffa8b2cf8c36e1159ba75dbed7bd221985ca58d161daa"
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 2502 (93rd) — VEH CD-COURT APPEARANCE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the fine for failing to follow proper procedures upon entering a construction or maintenance zone is not less than $100 (as well as not more than $10,000). Deletes language providing that a person charged with that offense or with failing to follow proper procedures on approaching an authorized emergency vehicle must appear in court to answer the charges. Effective immediately.

## 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=09300SB2502&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8761&DocNum=2502&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2502eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8761&DocNum=2502&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB2502enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=8761&DocNum=2502&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **118–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Charles G. Morrow, III — cosponsor (person)
- David E. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
- Robin Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
- William J. Grunloh — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2004-02-03** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2004-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-02-03** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-18** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2004-02-26** Do Pass Judiciary; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-02-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2004
- **2004-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2004-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2004
- **2004-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2004-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2004-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2004-03-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-03-30** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2004-04-02** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2004-04-20** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2004-04-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 013-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2004-04-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen Gordon
- **2004-04-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2004-04-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2004-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David E. Miller
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles G. Morrow, III
- **2004-05-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robin Kelly
- **2004-05-04** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2004-05-04** Passed Both Houses
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh
- **2004-05-11** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2004-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2004-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2004-07-09** Effective Date July 9, 2004
- **2004-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0705 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ebb30b85-7ea7-4e76-93fb-d85025ce70f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).