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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VEH SAFETY TEST"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds to 26,000 pounds (rather than only a truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer) shall be subject to a safety test at an official testing station at least every 12 months."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 4944"
citation: "Illinois HB 4944 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-14"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3325d740-06f1-4d15-ada9-c91366a3df56"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4944&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110364&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "741dcdbab528c419bfb3600f535a45fe6d4f49eaf02014454292ca5a1955f3af"
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 4944 (100th) — VEH CD-VEH SAFETY TEST
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle weighing 10,000 pounds to 26,000 pounds (rather than only a truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer) shall be subject to a safety test at an official testing station at least every 12 months.
## 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=10000HB4944&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110364&DocNum=4944&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4944eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110364&DocNum=4944&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4944enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110364&DocNum=4944&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **8414** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Nick Sauer — primary (person)
- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Nick Sauer `filing`
- **2018-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2018-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2018-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2018-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine K. Hammond
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David B. Reis
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David McSweeney
- **2018-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2018-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Nick Sauer `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-19** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 084-014-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-23** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-23** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2018-04-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-23** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
- **2018-05-01** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Postponed - Transportation
- **2018-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-17** Do Pass Transportation; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 18, 2018
- **2018-05-18** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2018
- **2018-05-24** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-24** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0683 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3325d740-06f1-4d15-ada9-c91366a3df56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).