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| Bill | VEH CD-ELECTRIC VEHICLES | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person from driving or operating a neighborhood electric vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in the State, except under certain conditions. Provides that a person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle may not make a direct crossing upon or across any highway under the jurisdiction of the State, tollroad, interstate highway, or controlled access highway in the State. Permits a municipality, township, county, or other unit of local government to authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on roadways under its jurisdiction. Permits the Department of Transportation to authorize the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on the roadways under its jurisdiction. Establishes conditions under which the Department of Transportation or a unit of local government may authorize the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on its roadways. Defines a "neighborhood electric vehicle" as a self-propelled, electronically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle which is capable of attaining in one mile a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per hour, and which conforms to federal regulations under Title 49 C.F.R. Part 571.500. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 94th | SB 25 | Illinois SB 25 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 46 | 4 | 2005-01-26 | 2005-07-21 | openstates | ocd-bill/ed042c03-8d34-4282-a038-f23849d575c7 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=25&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=14656&SessionID=50&GA=94 | 3653241da7f72ca29ba3e465864582ab9880ce47329c85811eb6ed41857a8087 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 25 (94th) — VEH CD-ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person from driving or operating a neighborhood electric vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in the State, except under certain conditions. Provides that a person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle may not make a direct crossing upon or across any highway under the jurisdiction of the State, tollroad, interstate highway, or controlled access highway in the State. Permits a municipality, township, county, or other unit of local government to authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on roadways under its jurisdiction. Permits the Department of Transportation to authorize the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on the roadways under its jurisdiction. Establishes conditions under which the Department of Transportation or a unit of local government may authorize the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on its roadways. Defines a "neighborhood electric vehicle" as a self-propelled, electronically powered four-wheeled motor vehicle which is capable of attaining in one mile a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per hour, and which conforms to federal regulations under Title 49 C.F.R. Part 571.500.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 98–17 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Motion — 78–35 (fail) · lower
- Third Reading — 52–58 (fail) · lower
Sponsors
- Terry Link — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2005-01-26 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link; Prefiled on December 8, 2004
filing - 2005-01-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-01-26 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-02-03 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2005-02-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2005-02-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-02-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Terry Link
amendment-introduction - 2005-02-25 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2005-03-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- 2005-03-01 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
- 2005-03-02 Postponed - Transportation
- 2005-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2005-03-08 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2005-03-09 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2005-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 10, 2005
- 2005-04-06 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2005-04-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 7, 2005
- 2005-04-11 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2005-04-11 Arrived in House
introduction - 2005-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-11 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2005-04-12 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eddie Washington
- 2005-04-12 First Reading
reading-1 - 2005-04-12 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2005-04-20 Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
referral-committee - 2005-05-10 Do Pass / Standard Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 016-006-000
committee-passage - 2005-05-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
- 2005-05-18 Second Reading - Standard Debate
reading-2 - 2005-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- 2005-05-19 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2005-05-19 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2005-05-19 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- 2005-05-19 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2005-05-19 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2005-05-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Lost 052-058-002
reading-3, failure - 2005-05-19 Motion Filed to Reconsider Vote Rep. Brent Hassert
- 2005-05-19 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- 2005-05-29 Motion to Reconsider Vote - Prevails 078-035-000
- 2005-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2005-05-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2005-05-30 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 098-017-002
reading-3, passage - 2005-05-30 Passed Both Houses
- 2005-06-28 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2005-07-21 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2005-07-21 Effective Date January 1, 2006
- 2005-07-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0298
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ed042c03-8d34-4282-a038-f23849d575c7. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).