republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-1958.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CUSTOM VEHICLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the definitions of \"custom vehicle\" and \"street rod\" in the Illinois Vehicle Code to exclude certain vehicles that have been certified by an inspector of the National Street Rod Association. Provides that upon initial application for title and registration as a custom vehicle or street rod, the owner must have the vehicle inspected by the Secretary of State Department of Police rather than providing proof acceptable to the Secretary of State that, no more than 3 months before the date of the application for registration, the custom vehicle passed a safety inspection that (i) has been approved by the Secretary and (ii) is equivalent to the National Street Rod Association's prescribed vehicle safety inspection. Provides title and registration content requirements for a custom vehicle or street rod. Provides that a vehicle previously titled as other than a custom vehicle or street rod may be issued a corrected title reflecting the custom vehicle or street rod model if it otherwise meets the requirements for the designation. Effective January 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 1958"
citation: "Illinois SB 1958 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-20"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/154ea0a1-5e5e-45b0-8e01-069f639cc1d2"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1958&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=44861&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "87796f1f2e6eb67a224b91caeb0eca39cfb5f40603cb7702ef1770832014c70a"
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 1958 (96th) — VEH CD-CUSTOM VEHICLES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Changes the definitions of "custom vehicle" and "street rod" in the Illinois Vehicle Code to exclude certain vehicles that have been certified by an inspector of the National Street Rod Association. Provides that upon initial application for title and registration as a custom vehicle or street rod, the owner must have the vehicle inspected by the Secretary of State Department of Police rather than providing proof acceptable to the Secretary of State that, no more than 3 months before the date of the application for registration, the custom vehicle passed a safety inspection that (i) has been approved by the Secretary and (ii) is equivalent to the National Street Rod Association's prescribed vehicle safety inspection. Provides title and registration content requirements for a custom vehicle or street rod. Provides that a vehicle previously titled as other than a custom vehicle or street rod may be issued a corrected title reflecting the custom vehicle or street rod model if it otherwise meets the requirements for the designation. Effective January 1, 2010.

## 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=09600SB1958&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44861&DocNum=1958&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1958eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44861&DocNum=1958&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB1958enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=44861&DocNum=1958&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2009-02-20** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2009-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-20** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-04** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass Transportation; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 12, 2009
- **2009-03-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 25, 2009
- **2009-04-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** April 2, 2009
- **2009-04-02** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2009-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-06** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-20** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-12** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-05-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000 `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 . . . . . . . . . 96-0487 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/154ea0a1-5e5e-45b0-8e01-069f639cc1d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).