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| Bill | VEH CD, CRIM CD-EMERGENCY VEH | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an officer of a fire department, in the performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as necessary to protect the safety of persons or property. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalties for the offense of reckless homicide if the offense is committed as a result of failing to follow the procedures required when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle. Further increases the penalties if the defendant causes the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 95th | SB 2488 | Illinois SB 2488 (95th) |
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enacted | 3 | 55 | 2 | 2008-02-15 | 2008-08-12 | openstates | ocd-bill/244877e7-ca5a-4bf3-b7fc-d4d9665fbaf3 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2488&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36686&SessionID=51&GA=95 | 24222f6a9754e5550791c63af102713f076a9b3391340186e7ad5c8d07ad9f03 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2488 (95th) — VEH CD, CRIM CD-EMERGENCY VEH
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an officer of a fire department, in the performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as necessary to protect the safety of persons or property. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Increases the penalties for the offense of reckless homicide if the offense is committed as a result of failing to follow the procedures required when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle. Further increases the penalties if the defendant causes the deaths of 2 or more persons as part of a single course of conduct.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 56–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 111–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Brandon W. Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel V. Beiser — cosponsor (person)
- David R. Leitch — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Forby — primary (person)
- Michael K. Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Bost — cosponsor (person)
- Naomi D. Jakobsson — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond Poe — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- William B. Black — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2008-02-15 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
filing - 2008-02-15 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-02-15 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-02-27 Assigned to Judiciary Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2008-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Gary Forby
amendment-introduction - 2008-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
referral-committee - 2008-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary Criminal Law
- 2008-03-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2008-03-06 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary Criminal Law; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 11, 2008
- 2008-03-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2008-03-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 13, 2008
- 2008-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Matt Murphy
- 2008-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. John O. Jones
- 2008-04-01 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
- 2008-04-02 Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-04-02 Arrived in House
introduction - 2008-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-02 Chief House Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley
- 2008-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2008-04-02 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2008-04-08 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2008-04-09 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary G. Dahl
- 2008-05-01 Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee
referral-committee - 2008-05-09 Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 23, 2008
- 2008-05-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 010-000-000
committee-passage - 2008-05-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-05-14 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2008-05-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Raymond Poe
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Bost
- 2008-05-15 Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2008-05-15 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2008-05-15 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2008-05-15 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Donald L. Moffitt
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- 2008-05-15 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2008-05-15 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- 2008-05-15 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2008-05-15 Passed Both Houses
- 2008-06-13 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2008-08-12 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2008-08-12 Effective Date January 1, 2009
- 2008-08-12 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0803
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/244877e7-ca5a-4bf3-b7fc-d4d9665fbaf3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).