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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-BICYCLE DEFINITION"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Redefines \"bicycle\" as every human-powered or low-speed electric vehicle with 2 or more wheels not less than 12 inches in diameter, designed for the transportation of one or more persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "SB 2285"
citation: "Illinois SB 2285 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lilian Jiménez", "Mike Simmons"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-08-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c821731f-a5b0-4975-974d-57fad94f8b5a"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2285&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=162088&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "01978915ab1d777366be7c990f6914e836f2b3258f10cdeb054902cf7c4d2026"
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 2285 (104th) — VEH CD-BICYCLE DEFINITION
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Redefines "bicycle" as every human-powered or low-speed electric vehicle with 2 or more wheels not less than 12 inches in diameter, designed for the transportation of one or more persons.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285eng.pdf)
3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285sam001.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **84** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4311** (pass) · upper
- Transportation — **170** (pass) · upper
- Transportation — **170** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7638** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Lilian Jiménez — primary (person)
- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
- Anne Stava — cosponsor (person)
- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `filing`
- **2025-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-07** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19** Postponed - Transportation
- **2025-03-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2025-04-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000
- **2025-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2025
- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 043-011-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- **2025-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 008-004-000
- **2025-04-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2025-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
- **2025-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- **2025-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- **2025-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- **2025-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-038-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0141 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c821731f-a5b0-4975-974d-57fad94f8b5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).