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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 | SB 2865 | Illinois SB 2865 (94th) |
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enacted | 3 | 49 | 3 | 2006-01-20 | 2006-05-16 | openstates | ocd-bill/b62a1b99-0c71-49bf-af41-3d73c3930040 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2865&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23974&SessionID=50&GA=94 | fe0d624926848ea0b700bfa4b258973ae4adeed6f41bd654ad6348771c20184c | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2865 (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
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — 58–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
- Don Harmon — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2006-01-20 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2006-01-20 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-01-20 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-01-31 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- 2006-02-01 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2006-02-08 Do Pass Transportation; 009-001-000
committee-passage - 2006-02-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
- 2006-02-09 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-02-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 14, 2006
- 2006-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon
amendment-introduction - 2006-02-22 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-02-23 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- 2006-02-24 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2006-02-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon
amendment-passage - 2006-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
- 2006-02-27 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
- 2006-02-27 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-02-27 Arrived in House
introduction - 2006-02-27 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-02-27 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2006-02-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2006-02-28 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2006-02-28 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelo Saviano
- 2006-02-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2006-02-28 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2006-03-08 Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
referral-committee - 2006-03-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
amendment-introduction - 2006-03-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2006-03-24 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 020-000-000
committee-passage - 2006-03-24 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-03-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- 2006-03-29 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2006-03-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- 2006-03-30 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- 2006-03-30 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2006-03-30 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
- 2006-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006
- 2006-03-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon
filing - 2006-03-30 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2006-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation
referral-committee - 2006-04-05 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 006-000-000
- 2006-04-06 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
- 2006-04-06 Passed Both Houses
- 2006-05-05 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2006-05-16 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2006-05-16 Effective Date January 1, 2007
- 2006-05-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0771
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b62a1b99-0c71-49bf-af41-3d73c3930040. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).