republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/100th/hb-2492.md

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Bill	VEH CD-FIRE&EMRGNCY VEH-WEIGHT	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Code Chapter governing size, weight, and load of vehicles does not apply to fire apparatus or authorized emergency vehicles owned or operated by any governmental body or not-for-profit fire protection service organization or agency. Removes a provision providing that an emergency vehicle may not exceed 86,000 pounds gross weight or other listed weights.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 2492	Illinois HB 2492 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2017-02-07	2017-08-25	openstates	ocd-bill/0fdbd910-a456-451c-8c9c-f87b5369e50e	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2492&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103577&SessionID=91&GA=100	1ef4ce6fad2beb4f5c06cc96ba866ce1ccdaf485732fea433b63c72d003cd976	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 2492 (100th) — VEH CD-FIRE&EMRGNCY VEH-WEIGHT

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Code Chapter governing size, weight, and load of vehicles does not apply to fire apparatus or authorized emergency vehicles owned or operated by any governmental body or not-for-profit fire protection service organization or agency. Removes a provision providing that an emergency vehicle may not exceed 86,000 pounds gross weight or other listed weights.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
• Lawrence Walsh, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. filing
• 2017-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-02-22 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lawrence Walsh, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2017-03-14 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2017-03-15 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2017-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2017-03-22 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-03-22 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2017-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2017-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
• 2017-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
• 2017-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
• 2017-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Halpin
• 2017-03-29 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2017-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2017 reading-1
• 2017-04-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
• 2017-04-25 First Reading reading-1
• 2017-04-25 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2017-05-02 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2017-05-09 Do Pass Transportation; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2017-05-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2017
• 2017-05-12 Second Reading reading-2
• 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
• 2017-05-12 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
• 2017-05-26 Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 reading-3
• 2017-05-30 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2017-05-30 Passed Both Houses
• 2017-06-28 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2017-08-25 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2017-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2018
• 2017-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0366 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0fdbd910-a456-451c-8c9c-f87b5369e50e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).