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| Bill | VEH CD-EXCESS WEIGHT AG EXEMPT | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency harvest situation exists, a special permit issued by the Department of Transportation shall be required from September 1 through December 31 during harvest season emergencies for a vehicle that exceeds the maximum axle weight and gross limits or a vehicle that exceeds its registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not both exceed 10% above the maximum specified limits, and does not exceed the vehicle's registered gross weight by 10%. Provides that all other restrictions that apply to permits issued shall apply during the declared time period and no fee shall be charged for the issuance of those permits. Provides that the permits issued by the Department are only valid on federal and State highways under the jurisdiction of the Department, except interstate highways. Provides that with respect to highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local authorities may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements during harvest season emergencies, and set a divisible load weight limit not to exceed 10% of a vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not exceed 10% above the maximum specified limits. Provides that any vehicle operating under an emergency harvest permit shall not be in violation of a Section concerning the effect of provisions within the original and renewal of registration Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 100th | HB 2580 | Illinois HB 2580 (100th) |
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enacted | 3 | 36 | 2 | 2017-02-08 | 2017-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/7077e0d4-9d8b-40f3-8947-625c642b2032 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2580&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103825&SessionID=91&GA=100 | 2a449e7ef639f2fe15a5311ef1997b49fc27b04f11ab83478d35c16b10d0fc2e | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2580 (100th) — VEH CD-EXCESS WEIGHT AG EXEMPT
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency harvest situation exists, a special permit issued by the Department of Transportation shall be required from September 1 through December 31 during harvest season emergencies for a vehicle that exceeds the maximum axle weight and gross limits or a vehicle that exceeds its registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not both exceed 10% above the maximum specified limits, and does not exceed the vehicle's registered gross weight by 10%. Provides that all other restrictions that apply to permits issued shall apply during the declared time period and no fee shall be charged for the issuance of those permits. Provides that the permits issued by the Department are only valid on federal and State highways under the jurisdiction of the Department, except interstate highways. Provides that with respect to highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local authorities may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements during harvest season emergencies, and set a divisible load weight limit not to exceed 10% of a vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not exceed 10% above the maximum specified limits. Provides that any vehicle operating under an emergency harvest permit shall not be in violation of a Section concerning the effect of provisions within the original and renewal of registration Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Brandon W. Phelps — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2017-02-08 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
filing - 2017-02-08 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-22 Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
amendment-introduction - 2017-02-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2017-02-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
- 2017-03-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony McCombie
- 2017-03-22 To Highways & Transit Subcommittee
- 2017-03-28 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Subcommittee/ Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2017-03-28 Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-28 Reported Back To Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee;
- 2017-03-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2017-03-30 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 011-000-000
committee-passage - 2017-03-30 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-05 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2017-04-05 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2017-04-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- 2017-04-25 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-04-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- 2017-04-26 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2017-04-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-04-26 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- 2017-04-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2017-04-26 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2017-05-02 Approved for Consideration Assignments
- 2017-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2017
- 2017-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2017-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- 2017-05-19 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
- 2017-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2017-05-19 Passed Both Houses
- 2017-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2017-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2017-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2017
- 2017-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0070
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7077e0d4-9d8b-40f3-8947-625c642b2032. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).