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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-BACKUP LAMP-AMBER LIGHT"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a back-up lamp equipped on a motor vehicle shall emit a white or amber light without glare. Effective January 1, 2019."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "SB 2511"
citation: "Illinois SB 2511 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-08-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22666742-06ab-48a6-ac6c-637c844475e4"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2511&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=109265&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "b12729de65101d2472fffc4a94a01a22df616b24270d930196df5bc40a392b64"
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 SB 2511 (100th) — VEH CD-BACKUP LAMP-AMBER LIGHT
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a back-up lamp equipped on a motor vehicle shall emit a white or amber light without glare. Effective January 1, 2019.
## 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=10000SB2511&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109265&DocNum=2511&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2511eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109265&DocNum=2511&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000SB2511enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=109265&DocNum=2511&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1030** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Karen McConnaughay — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-06** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karen McConnaughay `filing`
- **2018-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2018-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
- **2018-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
- **2018-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Tim Bivins
- **2018-02-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2018-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
- **2018-02-07** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2018-02-07** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
- **2018-02-08** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Melinda Bush
- **2018-03-14** Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 10, 2018
- **2018-04-10** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 11, 2018
- **2018-04-17** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-17** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2018-04-17** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2018-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-17** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-26** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 103-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-18** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
- **2018-06-15** 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 . . . . . . . . . 100-0707 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22666742-06ab-48a6-ac6c-637c844475e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).