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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RAILROAD CROSSING STOP"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires a driver of a school bus to open the service door and driver's window before crossing a railroad track or tracks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2182"
citation: "Illinois SB 2182 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-14"
last_action: "2008-07-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55e8f9cc-e8af-4379-91ba-2cb056b5594e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2182&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=35952&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "308502114f50bff19cd3a172e0ba9f4dbbd6b861706cf81a710a98a9481dcefb"
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 SB 2182 (95th) — VEH CD-RAILROAD CROSSING STOP
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires a driver of a school bus to open the service door and driver's window before crossing a railroad track or tracks.
## 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=09500SB2182&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35952&DocNum=2182&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2182eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35952&DocNum=2182&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2182enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=35952&DocNum=2182&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1081** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2008-02-14** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2008-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-02-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-05** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2008-03-13** Do Pass Education; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 1, 2008
- **2008-04-04** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2008-04-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2008-04-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 9, 2008
- **2008-04-09** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-04-09** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2008-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-15** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
- **2008-04-16** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2008-04-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2008-04-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-19** Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- **2008-05-19** Assigned to Railroad Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2008-05-23** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2008
- **2008-05-27** Do Pass / Short Debate Railroad Safety Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2008-05-27** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-27** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-27** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2008-05-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2008-05-28** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2008-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2008-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2008-06-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2008-07-25** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2008-07-25** Effective Date January 1, 2009
- **2008-07-25** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0756 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/55e8f9cc-e8af-4379-91ba-2cb056b5594e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).