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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-LENGTH AND SIZE REQ"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the maximum length of a truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer may not exceed 65 feet (rather than 55 feet) overall dimension on all non-State highways. Removes the requirement that truck tractor-semitrailer combinations must have no more than a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base on Class III roadways and other non-designated State highways. Provides that the distance between the kingpin and the axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches, unless the trailer or semitrailer is used for the transport of livestock."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 683"
citation: "Illinois HB 683 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-25"
last_action: "2017-08-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c9e12ee-3bdd-472b-8678-07fd8affd1f3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=683&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=100973&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "fa5d3fdc151975aeb5940425fa248da8d57285bc67bb962439302323b9f8f905"
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 683 (100th) — VEH CD-LENGTH AND SIZE REQ
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the maximum length of a truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer may not exceed 65 feet (rather than 55 feet) overall dimension on all non-State highways. Removes the requirement that truck tractor-semitrailer combinations must have no more than a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base on Class III roadways and other non-designated State highways. Provides that the distance between the kingpin and the axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches, unless the trailer or semitrailer is used for the transport of livestock.
## 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=10000HB0683&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100973&DocNum=683&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0683eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100973&DocNum=683&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB0683enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=100973&DocNum=683&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1086** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Daniel V. Beiser — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `filing`
- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-02-23** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
- **2017-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-08** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2017-03-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2017-03-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-03-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Ryan Spain
- **2017-03-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2017-03-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-29** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
- **2017-03-29** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2017 `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2017-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-25** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2017
- **2017-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
- **2017-05-26** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2017 `reading-3`
- **2017-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-27** 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0343 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5c9e12ee-3bdd-472b-8678-07fd8affd1f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).