republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/sb-3796.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-EXCESSIVE SPEEDING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of this State at a speed that is 30 miles per hour or more but less than 40 miles per hour in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit established under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a local ordinance commits a Class B misdemeanor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3796"
citation: "Illinois SB 3796 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-11"
last_action: "2010-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/299472c0-be73-4fb3-b636-b6f03db48c56"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3796&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51998&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3a545e977d2bc702406cfbd608d3487f0c608447059660e1f4c1a358076c6f23"
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 3796 (96th) — VEH CD-EXCESSIVE SPEEDING

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of this State at a speed that is 30 miles per hour or more but less than 40 miles per hour in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit established under the Illinois Vehicle Code or a local ordinance commits a Class B misdemeanor.

## 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=09600SB3796&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51998&DocNum=3796&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3796eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51998&DocNum=3796&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3796enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51998&DocNum=3796&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **105–3** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-11** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2010-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-11** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2010-03-04** Do Pass Criminal Law; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 9, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-10** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2010-03-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 008-000-000
- **2010-03-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-12** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Haine `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2010
- **2010-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-23** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2010-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
- **2010-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor-Senator Wilhelmi
- **2010-03-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 005-000-000
- **2010-03-25** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-03-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2010 `reading-3`
- **2010-03-25** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton-Wilhelmi `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2010-03-25** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-03-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2010-03-25** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emily McAsey
- **2010-03-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-12** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-02** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1002 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/299472c0-be73-4fb3-b636-b6f03db48c56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).