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Bill VEH CD-RED LIGHTS-FIRE CHIEFS Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a fire chief may drive a vehicle using red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights if the vehicle is designated or authorized as a fire department, fire protection district, or township fire department vehicle and the designation or authorization is carried in the vehicle. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 94th HB 996 Illinois HB 996 (94th)
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Illinois HB 996 (94th) — VEH CD-RED LIGHTS-FIRE CHIEFS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a fire chief may drive a vehicle using red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights if the vehicle is designated or authorized as a fire department, fire protection district, or township fire department vehicle and the designation or authorization is carried in the vehicle.

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 — 590 (pass) · upper
  • Third Reading — 1161 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Mike Boland — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2005-02-03 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mike Boland filing
  • 2005-02-03 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-02-03 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-02-08 Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee referral-committee
  • 2005-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee amendment-introduction
  • 2005-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2005-03-01 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 024-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-03-02 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-03-03 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2005-03-03 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2005-03-09 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
  • 2005-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
  • 2005-03-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-001-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-03-15 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
  • 2005-03-16 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2005-03-16 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 17, 2005 reading-1
  • 2005-03-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
  • 2005-03-17 First Reading reading-1
  • 2005-03-17 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2005-04-13 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
  • 2005-04-20 Do Pass Transportation; 007-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2005-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 21, 2005
  • 2005-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2005-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 11, 2005
  • 2005-05-11 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2005-05-11 Passed Both Houses
  • 2005-06-09 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2005-07-08 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2005-07-08 Effective Date January 1, 2006
  • 2005-07-08 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0143 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb59ad98-d8d4-4182-a1e0-d38f5e62576f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).