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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-ATV ON HIGHWAY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle upon any county roadway or township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any adjacent or nearby farm land (now, it is unlawful for any person to drive or operate any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle upon any street, highway, or roadway in the State)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "HB 1499"
citation: "Illinois HB 1499 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2007-02-21"
last_action: "2007-08-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d8ccee7-4744-421e-bbb1-e904173244d3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1499&GAID=9&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=30300&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "763c873fa1a5d370c3046279413ba87bf9a33c6d2ee60cb8cc9b5fd2b4732646"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 1499 (95th) — VEH CD-ATV ON HIGHWAY
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or operate any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle upon any county roadway or township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any adjacent or nearby farm land (now, it is unlawful for any person to drive or operate any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle upon any street, highway, or roadway in the State).
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1499&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30300&DocNum=1499&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1499eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30300&DocNum=1499&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB1499enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=30300&DocNum=1499&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1025** (pass) · lower
- Concurrence — **990** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Rich Brauer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Rich Brauer `filing`
- **2007-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-27** Assigned to Executive Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-28** Re-assigned to Agriculture & Conservation Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-06** Do Pass / Short Debate Agriculture & Conservation Committee; 007-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2007-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- **2007-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-27** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-25** Postponed - Transportation
- **2007-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-05-15** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2007
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 009-000-000
- **2007-05-24** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Bomke `amendment-passage`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2007
- **2007-05-25** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1,2
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Rich Brauer
- **2007-05-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-30** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-30** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2007-05-31** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 8, 2007
- **2007-06-07** 3/5 Vote Required
- **2007-06-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 099-000-000
- **2007-06-07** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 099-000-000
- **2007-06-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-07-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-31** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-31** Effective Date August 31, 2007
- **2007-08-31** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0575 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7d8ccee7-4744-421e-bbb1-e904173244d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).