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Bill	VEH CD-OVERWEIGHT PERMITS	Amends the Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning size, weight, load, and permits. Creates a new class of weight limits for vehicles with a distance between 8 and 9 feet between the extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, with a maximum weight of 38,000 pounds on 2 axles and 42,000 pounds on 3 axles. Provides that 2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of these tandems is 36 feet or more. Deletes language requiring an applicant for a permit for excess size and weight to make certain disclosures relating to whether the applicant is a motor carrier of property. Makes other changes. Provides that the additional fee for certain gross overweight loads is for each additional 45 (instead of 60) miles traveled. Provides that an applicant shall pay $120 (instead of $40) per hour for an engineering inspection or field investigation. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	HB 396	Illinois HB 396 (102nd)	bill		enacted	Laura M. Murphy Martin J. Moylan	4	35	2	2021-01-29	2021-07-23	openstates	ocd-bill/8d4d83a1-c4f1-45fc-abbb-b8b6a033370d	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=396&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128392&SessionID=110&GA=102	29d44aff06c9fef91dc43bc4c5ea079e743f7714ecf4ef6103645736111225d0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 396 (102nd) — VEH CD-OVERWEIGHT PERMITS

Amends the Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code concerning size, weight, load, and permits. Creates a new class of weight limits for vehicles with a distance between 8 and 9 feet between the extremes of any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, with a maximum weight of 38,000 pounds on 2 axles and 42,000 pounds on 3 axles. Provides that 2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance between the first and last axles of these tandems is 36 feet or more. Deletes language requiring an applicant for a permit for excess size and weight to make certain disclosures relating to whether the applicant is a motor carrier of property. Makes other changes. Provides that the additional fee for certain gross overweight loads is for each additional 45 (instead of 60) miles traveled. Provides that an applicant shall pay $120 (instead of $40) per hour for an engineering inspection or field investigation. Effective immediately.

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. House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
4. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 110–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Laura M. Murphy — primary (person)
• Martin J. Moylan — primary (person)
• Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
• Blaine Wilhour — cosponsor (person)
• Jason Plummer — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Weber — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-01-29 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan filing
• 2021-02-08 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-02-08 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-02 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2021-03-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-03-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Martin J. Moylan amendment-introduction
• 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2021-04-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-21 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2021-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-04-23 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2021-04-23 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Blaine Wilhour
• 2021-04-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Andrew S. Chesney
• 2021-04-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Weber
• 2021-04-27 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2021-04-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-27 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
• 2021-04-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2021-04-27 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2021-05-10 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2021-05-19 Do Pass Transportation; 019-000-000 committee-passage
• 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
• 2021-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2021-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
• 2021-05-20 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer
• 2021-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
• 2021-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-29 Passed Both Houses
• 2021-06-25 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2021-07-23 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2021-07-23 Effective Date July 23, 2021
• 2021-07-23 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0124 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/8d4d83a1-c4f1-45fc-abbb-b8b6a033370d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).