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Bill	LIGHTS&SIRENS-FIRE PROTECTION	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes in the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" a vehicle designated or authorized by a fire department or fire protection district. Includes in the definition of "fire department vehicle" a vehicle that is designated or authorized by a fire department or fire protection district. Permits the use of red or white oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on fire department or fire protection district vehicles. Permits the use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire protection district and on vehicles operated by certain persons designated or authorized by a fire department or fire protection district. Permits the installation of a traffic control signal preemption device on a vehicle belonging to a fire protection district.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	102nd	SB 3495	Illinois SB 3495 (102nd)	bill		enacted	David Koehler Kathleen Willis	4	33	2	2022-01-19	2022-05-13	openstates	ocd-bill/7edf2a38-91d4-474f-9310-d06553cba144	https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3495&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=138447&SessionID=110&GA=102	35944db71afeee1686bc9ecf07b36d3fe306f045ed3f03b3aa84406524941c87	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 3495 (102nd) — LIGHTS&SIRENS-FIRE PROTECTION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Includes in the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" a vehicle designated or authorized by a fire department or fire protection district. Includes in the definition of "fire department vehicle" a vehicle that is designated or authorized by a fire department or fire protection district. Permits the use of red or white oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on fire department or fire protection district vehicles. Permits the use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire protection district and on vehicles operated by certain persons designated or authorized by a fire department or fire protection district. Permits the installation of a traffic control signal preemption device on a vehicle belonging to a fire protection district.

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

Votes

• Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 112–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• David Koehler — primary (person)
• Kathleen Willis — primary (person)
• Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
• Laura Ellman — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-01-19 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler filing
• 2022-01-19 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-01-19 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-01-26 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2022-02-09 Do Pass Transportation; 019-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 10, 2022
• 2022-02-10 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
• 2022-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. David Koehler amendment-introduction
• 2022-02-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
• 2022-02-22 Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 23, 2022
• 2022-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 017-000-000
• 2022-02-23 Recalled to Second Reading reading-2
• 2022-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Koehler amendment-passage
• 2022-02-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
• 2022-02-23 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-24 Arrived in House introduction
• 2022-02-24 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
• 2022-02-24 First Reading reading-1
• 2022-02-24 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-07 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2022-03-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 012-000-000 committee-passage
• 2022-03-16 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-22 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
• 2022-03-23 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2022-03-23 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2022-03-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-000-000 passage, reading-3
• 2022-03-31 Passed Both Houses
• 2022-04-29 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2022-05-13 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2022-05-13 Effective Date January 1, 2023
• 2022-05-13 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0842 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7edf2a38-91d4-474f-9310-d06553cba144. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).