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| Bill | VEH CD-BICYCLIST SAFETY | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person commits crowding or threatening a bicyclist when a person driving a motor vehicle recklessly drives the motor vehicle unnecessarily close to, toward, or near a bicyclist. Provides that every person convicted of crowding or threatening a bicyclist shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the violation does not result in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another. Provides that if a crowding or threatening a bicyclist violation results in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another, the person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person commits projecting or throwing missiles at bicyclists, a Class A misdemeanor, when a person projects or throws any missile (defined as any object or substance) at or against a bicyclist. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | SB 2951 | Illinois SB 2951 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 68 | 2 | 2010-01-28 | 2010-07-06 | openstates | ocd-bill/526b6df8-324e-4178-9937-35eb18ae6584 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2951&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=50057&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 1ecdbd33a097f7a61d7b6ab194e0c8724fd2eceb7c86b9420ed49c966149abde | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois SB 2951 (96th) — VEH CD-BICYCLIST SAFETY
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person commits crowding or threatening a bicyclist when a person driving a motor vehicle recklessly drives the motor vehicle unnecessarily close to, toward, or near a bicyclist. Provides that every person convicted of crowding or threatening a bicyclist shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the violation does not result in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another. Provides that if a crowding or threatening a bicyclist violation results in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another, the person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. Provides that a person commits projecting or throwing missiles at bicyclists, a Class A misdemeanor, when a person projects or throws any missile (defined as any object or substance) at or against a bicyclist. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 55–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 93–20 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Anthony DeLuca — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Mell — cosponsor (person)
- Emily McAsey — cosponsor (person)
- Franco Coladipietro — cosponsor (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — primary (person)
- Jack D. Franks — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph M. Lyons — cosponsor (person)
- LaShawn K. Ford — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Lou Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Mark L. Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Michael J. Zalewski — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Tryon — cosponsor (person)
- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
- Sidney H. Mathias — cosponsor (person)
- William D. Burns — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2010-01-28 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
filing - 2010-01-28 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-01-28 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-10 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2010-02-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
amendment-introduction - 2010-02-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-16 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- 2010-02-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2010-02-17 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2010-02-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
amendment-introduction - 2010-02-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-02-23 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- 2010-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2010-02-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled in Criminal Law; Silverstein
amendment-failure - 2010-02-24 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 008-000-001
committee-passage - 2010-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 25, 2010
- 2010-03-09 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-09 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
- 2010-03-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
amendment-introduction - 2010-03-15 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Criminal Law
- 2010-03-16 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 007-000-000
- 2010-03-18 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2010-03-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Silverstein
amendment-passage - 2010-03-18 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2010-03-18 Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-002
reading-3, passage - 2010-03-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2010-03-18 Arrived in House
introduction - 2010-03-26 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- 2010-03-26 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2010-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- 2010-03-26 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Bill Mitchell
- 2010-03-26 First Reading
reading-1 - 2010-03-26 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-08 Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee
referral-committee - 2010-04-13 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- 2010-04-14 Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 004-002-000
committee-passage - 2010-04-14 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-04-20 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2010-04-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Franco Coladipietro
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. William D. Burns
- 2010-04-21 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 093-020-001
reading-3, passage - 2010-04-21 Passed Both Houses
- 2010-04-21 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2010-05-20 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2010-07-06 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2010-07-06 Effective Date January 1, 2011
- 2010-07-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1007
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/526b6df8-324e-4178-9937-35eb18ae6584. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).