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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD, CRIM CD-EMERGENCY VEH"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 2488"
citation: "Illinois SB 2488 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-02-15"
last_action: "2008-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/244877e7-ca5a-4bf3-b7fc-d4d9665fbaf3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2488&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=36686&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "24222f6a9754e5550791c63af102713f076a9b3391340186e7ad5c8d07ad9f03"
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 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.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2488&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36686&DocNum=2488&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2488eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36686&DocNum=2488&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB2488enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=36686&DocNum=2488&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1110** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/244877e7-ca5a-4bf3-b7fc-d4d9665fbaf3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).