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| Bill | VEH CD-TRUCK SPEED LIMIT | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in the counties outside of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will, the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for a second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more is 65 miles per hour on any interstate highway (rather than 55). Provides that busses may travel at 55 miles per hour (rather than 60) on all highways, roads, or streets not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Provides that a house car, camper, private living coach, vehicles licensed as recreational vehicles, and any vehicle towing any other vehicle may travel at a speed of 65 miles per hour (rather than 55) in certain circumstances. Effective January 1, 2010. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 3956 | Illinois HB 3956 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 46 | 2 | 2009-02-26 | 2009-08-14 | openstates | ocd-bill/79620ae9-160f-4f97-b3c7-8fc7ae9dbee2 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3956&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46793&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 31266cd03483015bd2600877f33c8ac92177dccbeb4dfe84a6c9fbb49578d75d | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 3956 (96th) — VEH CD-TRUCK SPEED LIMIT
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in the counties outside of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will, the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for a second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more is 65 miles per hour on any interstate highway (rather than 55). Provides that busses may travel at 55 miles per hour (rather than 60) on all highways, roads, or streets not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. Provides that a house car, camper, private living coach, vehicles licensed as recreational vehicles, and any vehicle towing any other vehicle may travel at a speed of 65 miles per hour (rather than 55) in certain circumstances. Effective January 1, 2010.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 40–8 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 77–35 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- David Reis — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. David Reis
filing - 2009-02-26 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2009-02-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-03 Assigned to Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2009-03-10 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 011-005-001
committee-passage - 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-24 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2009-03-24 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- 2009-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Cavaletto
- 2009-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2009-03-25 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Jil Tracy
- 2009-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael K. Smith
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2009-03-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2009-03-26 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-035-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-03-30 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- 2009-03-30 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-03-30 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-03-30 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-03-30 Sponsor Removed Sen. Don Harmon
- 2009-03-31 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
- 2009-03-31 Sponsor Removed Sen. John M. Sullivan
- 2009-03-31 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- 2009-04-21 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2009-04-22 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2009-04-29 Do Pass Transportation; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- 2009-05-13 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-13 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2009
- 2009-05-18 Third Reading - Passed; 040-008-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-18 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-16 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-14 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-14 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-14 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0524
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/79620ae9-160f-4f97-b3c7-8fc7ae9dbee2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).