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Bill VEH CD-EMERGENCY/CONSTRUCTION Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires that upon approaching an emergency scene, a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or a construction or maintenance area or zone, a person who drives a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or construction or maintenance area or zone. Provides that if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision, or until safely past the construction or maintenance area or zone. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 103rd HB 5370 Illinois HB 5370 (103rd)
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Illinois HB 5370 (103rd) — VEH CD-EMERGENCY/CONSTRUCTION

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires that upon approaching an emergency scene, a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or a construction or maintenance area or zone, a person who drives a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or construction or maintenance area or zone. Provides that if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision, or until safely past the construction or maintenance area or zone.

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 — 1130 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 590 (pass) · lower
  • Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — 110 (pass) · lower
  • Transportation — 94 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Celina Villanueva — primary (person)
  • Jay Hoffman — primary (person)
  • Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Andrew S. Chesney — cosponsor (person)
  • Barbara Hernández — cosponsor (person)
  • Bradley Fritts — cosponsor (person)
  • Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan Swanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
  • Dave Severin — cosponsor (person)
  • Doris Turner — cosponsor (person)
  • Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Eva-Dina Delgado — cosponsor (person)
  • Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Jason Bunting — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeff Keicher — cosponsor (person)
  • Joyce Mason — cosponsor (person)
  • Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
  • Katie Stuart — cosponsor (person)
  • Kevin Schmidt — cosponsor (person)
  • Lance Yednock — cosponsor (person)
  • Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
  • Matt Hanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Meg Loughran Cappel — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael J. Kelly — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick Windhorst — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul Jacobs — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven Reick — cosponsor (person)
  • Tony M. McCombie — cosponsor (person)
  • Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
  • Wayne A Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
  • William E Hauter — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman filing
  • 2024-02-09 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee
  • 2024-02-28 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety referral-committee
  • 2024-03-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
  • 2024-03-06 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
  • 2024-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  • 2024-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  • 2024-03-06 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
  • 2024-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
  • 2024-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Swanson
  • 2024-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bradley Fritts
  • 2024-03-06 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jeff Keicher
  • 2024-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lance Yednock
  • 2024-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  • 2024-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
  • 2024-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason Bunting
  • 2024-04-11 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2024-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2024-04-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul Jacobs
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William E Hauter
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven Reick
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  • 2024-04-17 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  • 2024-04-18 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2024-04-18 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-18 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Celina Villanueva
  • 2024-04-18 First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-04-18 Referred to Assignments
  • 2024-04-24 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
  • 2024-05-01 Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000
  • 2024-05-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 2, 2024 reading-2
  • 2024-05-02 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2024-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 7, 2024
  • 2024-05-16 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-16 Passed Both Houses
  • 2024-05-16 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
  • 2024-05-24 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Doris Turner
  • 2024-05-25 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
  • 2024-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
  • 2024-06-03 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
  • 2024-06-13 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2024-07-19 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2024-07-19 Effective Date January 1, 2025
  • 2024-07-19 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0711 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4c1561e3-8a90-4242-92d4-66389aba49ee. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).