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Bill	VEH CD-EXCESSIVE IDLING	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle, when it is not in motion, to idle for more than a total of 10 minutes within any 60-minute period under any circumstances if the vehicle is within 200 feet of a residential area. Provides that if a person violates the provisions concerning excessive idling within 200 feet of a residential area, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the residential area or the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the property on which the violation took place may enforce the provisions.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	101st	SB 1256	Illinois SB 1256 (101st)	bill		enacted		3	51	2	2019-02-06	2019-08-09	openstates	ocd-bill/77c73ef1-cc0f-4644-96bc-80266c663454	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1256&GAID=15&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=117787&SessionID=108&GA=101	5a4910540cbf56605f4129de65d7a177e5169c3b7301865a0cd01f2b527ddc25	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 1256 (101st) — VEH CD-EXCESSIVE IDLING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who operates a motor vehicle operating on diesel fuel in an affected area may not cause or allow the motor vehicle, when it is not in motion, to idle for more than a total of 10 minutes within any 60-minute period under any circumstances if the vehicle is within 200 feet of a residential area. Provides that if a person violates the provisions concerning excessive idling within 200 feet of a residential area, the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the residential area or the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the property on which the violation took place may enforce the provisions.

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

• Third Reading — 96–19 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bill Cunningham — primary (person)
• Emanuel Chris Welch — cosponsor (person)
• Frances Ann Hurley — primary (person)
• Martin J. Moylan — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-02-06 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham filing
• 2019-02-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-02-06 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-02-13 Assigned to Environment and Conservation referral-committee
• 2019-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-04 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-03-06 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-07 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-07 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-12 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-14 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2019-03-15 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-03-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Environment and Conservation
• 2019-03-21 Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2019-03-21 Do Pass as Amended Environment and Conservation; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 26, 2019
• 2019-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-03-22 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham amendment-introduction
• 2019-04-01 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2019-04-03 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Environment and Conservation
• 2019-04-04 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Environment and Conservation; 006-000-000
• 2019-04-09 Second Reading reading-2
• 2019-04-09 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Cunningham amendment-passage
• 2019-04-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2019
• 2019-04-10 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-04-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2019-04-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2019-04-10 Arrived in House introduction
• 2019-04-12 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
• 2019-04-12 First Reading reading-1
• 2019-04-12 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2019-04-24 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2019-05-01 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2019-05-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-05-14 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2019-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2019-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
• 2019-05-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
• 2019-05-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-019-000 reading-3, passage
• 2019-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2019-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2019-08-09 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2019-08-09 Effective Date January 1, 2020
• 2019-08-09 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0319 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/77c73ef1-cc0f-4644-96bc-80266c663454. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).