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type: "Bill"
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title: "VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "94th"
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identifier: "SB 2865"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2865 (94th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2006-01-20"
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last_action: "2006-05-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b62a1b99-0c71-49bf-af41-3d73c3930040"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2865&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=23974&SessionID=50&GA=94"
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source_hash: "fe0d624926848ea0b700bfa4b258973ae4adeed6f41bd654ad6348771c20184c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2865 (94th) — VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2865&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23974&DocNum=2865&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2865eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23974&DocNum=2865&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB2865enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=23974&DocNum=2865&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
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- Concurrence — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **51–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Deborah L. Graham — cosponsor (person)
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- Don Harmon — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2006-01-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
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- **2006-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-01-20** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-01-31** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
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- **2006-02-01** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-08** Do Pass Transportation; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-02-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 9, 2006
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- **2006-02-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 14, 2006
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- **2006-02-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Don Harmon `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-02-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
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- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
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- **2006-02-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2006-02-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Harmon `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 27, 2006
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- **2006-02-27** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
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- **2006-02-27** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-02-27** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2006-02-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-02-27** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2006-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2006-02-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-02-28** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Angelo Saviano
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- **2006-02-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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- **2006-02-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2006-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `amendment-introduction`
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- **2006-03-24** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 020-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
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- **2006-03-29** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2006-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
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- **2006-03-30** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
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- **2006-03-30** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2006-03-30** Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
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- **2006-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-April 4, 2006
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- **2006-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Don Harmon `filing`
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- **2006-03-30** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2006-04-05** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Transportation; 006-000-000
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- **2006-04-06** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 058-000-000
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- **2006-04-06** Passed Both Houses
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- **2006-05-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2006-05-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2006-05-16** Effective Date January 1, 2007
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- **2006-05-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0771 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b62a1b99-0c71-49bf-af41-3d73c3930040`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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