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type: "Bill"
title: "TOLL HWY-AMBULANCES EXEMPTION"
description: "Amends the Toll Highway Act. Adds public or private ambulance vehicles that are plainly marked to the list of vehicles not required to pay a toll to use a toll highway."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 4691"
citation: "Illinois HB 4691 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-02"
last_action: "2012-07-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab3a1b16-9dc7-4fc4-8ca2-e3e31e65d2c6"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4691&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=64494&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "7c3f72464117622ff118aeb5852b33af46dec4a5045e3947f407cbf4a2883000"
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 HB 4691 (97th) — TOLL HWY-AMBULANCES EXEMPTION
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Adds public or private ambulance vehicles that are plainly marked to the list of vehicles not required to pay a toll to use a toll highway.
## 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=09700HB4691&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64494&DocNum=4691&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4691eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64494&DocNum=4691&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB4691enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=64494&DocNum=4691&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
- Sandra M. Pihos — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-02** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos `filing`
- **2012-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-21** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-02-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
- **2012-02-22** Do Pass / Short Debate Tollway Oversight Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-02-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
- **2012-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-02-28** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2012-02-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-05** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2012-03-06** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-06** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2012-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
- **2012-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 8, 2012 `reading-1`
- **2012-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
- **2012-03-16** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2012-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-21** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 3, 2012
- **2012-05-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2012-05-17** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-05-31** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-13** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0784 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab3a1b16-9dc7-4fc4-8ca2-e3e31e65d2c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).