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| Bill | VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Department of Transportation, in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency, may establish in any county or municipality a system for automated enforcement of railroad crossing violations. Provides for automated recording of vehicles that enter a railroad crossing against the signal or that obstruct traffic at a railroad crossing. Provides for the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation to the owner of the recorded vehicle. Establishes procedures for contesting the violation. Provides that violation of the provision is a petty offense for which a fine of $250, or 25 hours of community service, shall be imposed. Provides that a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend for not less than 6 months the registration of a vehicle involved in a second or subsequent violation. Provides that photographs from a system established under the new provision, or under the provision establishing a similar pilot program, can be made available to governmental agencies for safety analysis of the railroad crossing. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | HB 4835 | Illinois HB 4835 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 62 | 3 | 2006-01-19 | 2006-05-22 | openstates | ocd-bill/dc104d1c-fb88-4de9-b54d-12df7ce44e55 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4835&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23614&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 313beb5b6fff1971c1fc0f634c06cce3bbd413021d56cf3da61f49ae98b49206 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 4835 (94th) — VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Department of Transportation, in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency, may establish in any county or municipality a system for automated enforcement of railroad crossing violations. Provides for automated recording of vehicles that enter a railroad crossing against the signal or that obstruct traffic at a railroad crossing. Provides for the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation to the owner of the recorded vehicle. Establishes procedures for contesting the violation. Provides that violation of the provision is a petty offense for which a fine of $250, or 25 hours of community service, shall be imposed. Provides that a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend for not less than 6 months the registration of a vehicle involved in a second or subsequent violation. Provides that photographs from a system established under the new provision, or under the provision establishing a similar pilot program, can be made available to governmental agencies for safety analysis of the railroad crossing.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Concurrence — 111–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 31–23 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 109–5 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)
- Christine Radogno — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-01-19 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
filing - 2006-01-19 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-01-19 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-01-24 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2006-01-31 Assigned to Public Utilities Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- 2006-02-07 Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-02-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-02-16 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2006-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-21 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2006-02-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-28 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-28 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-02-28 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-03-01 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
amendment-introduction - 2006-03-01 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2006-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-03-02 House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-03-02 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- 2006-03-03 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2006-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2006-03-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2006-03-03 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-005-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
amendment-failure - 2006-03-03 House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
amendment-failure - 2006-03-07 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2006-03-07 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-03-07 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2006-03-07 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-03-07 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-08 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2006-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
amendment-introduction - 2006-03-14 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-03-15 Postponed - Transportation
- 2006-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- 2006-03-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2006-03-24 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 006-004-000
committee-passage - 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- 2006-03-27 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-03-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- 2006-03-28 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- 2006-03-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2006-03-29 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- 2006-03-29 Third Reading - Passed; 031-023-001
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-29 Arrived in House
introduction - 2006-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2006-03-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
- 2006-03-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- 2006-04-03 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- 2006-04-03 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- 2006-04-03 Passed Both Houses
- 2006-05-02 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2006-05-22 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2006-05-22 Effective Date May 22, 2006
- 2006-05-22 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0795
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/dc104d1c-fb88-4de9-b54d-12df7ce44e55. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).