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Bill	VEH CD-EMS-SIREN & LAMPS	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an ambulance or rescue vehicle shall operate a siren and lamp or lamps only when it is reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or transporting a patient who presents a combination of circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical intervention that is beyond the capabilities of the emergency responders using the available supplies and equipment.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	100th	HB 5632	Illinois HB 5632 (100th)	bill		enacted		3	45	3	2018-02-16	2018-08-19	openstates	ocd-bill/2bf26f6e-23c5-4241-9915-10199ede6525	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5632&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=111668&SessionID=91&GA=100	4bdde62cddb3cd4a4b99b7c2e403f74109b2d3847f7b74efd96d149cedf77c74	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5632 (100th) — VEH CD-EMS-SIREN & LAMPS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an ambulance or rescue vehicle shall operate a siren and lamp or lamps only when it is reasonably necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof while responding to an emergency call or transporting a patient who presents a combination of circumstances resulting in a need for immediate medical intervention that is beyond the capabilities of the emergency responders using the available supplies and equipment.

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

• Concurrence — 93–13 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 106–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Christian L. Mitchell — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-16 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell filing
• 2018-02-16 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-02-16 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; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-04-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christian L. Mitchell amendment-introduction
• 2018-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-04-11 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-04-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2018-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2018-04-27 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-05-01 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2018-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2018-05-01 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
• 2018-05-01 First Reading reading-1
• 2018-05-01 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-05-08 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2018-05-11 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
• 2018-05-17 Postponed - Transportation
• 2018-05-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
• 2018-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval amendment-introduction
• 2018-05-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2018-05-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
• 2018-05-23 Waive Posting Notice
• 2018-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-05-24 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2018-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
• 2018-05-24 Second Reading reading-2
• 2018-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2018
• 2018-05-25 Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2018-05-25 Arrived in House introduction
• 2018-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2018-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
• 2018-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2018-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2018-05-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
• 2018-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 093-013-001
• 2018-05-31 House Concurs
• 2018-05-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2018-06-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2018-08-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2018-08-19 Effective Date January 1, 2019
• 2018-08-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0962 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2bf26f6e-23c5-4241-9915-10199ede6525. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).