republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/97th/sb-1641.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-LOW-SPEED VEHICLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes reference to neighborhood vehicles from the definition of \"non-highway vehicle\". Provides that a unit of local government may authorize the operation of low-speed vehicles on streets that have a speed limit of more than 30 miles per hour but not greater than 35 miles per hour, provided that it first considers the volume, speed, and character of traffic on the street and whether low-speed vehicles may travel safely on that street. Provides that if a street is under the jurisdiction of more than one unit of government, each unit of government must agree to allow low-speed vehicles on that street. Provides that upon authorization of low-speed vehicles on a street, appropriate signs shall be posted. Removes signs or decal requirements for low-speed vehicles. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 1641"
citation: "Illinois SB 1641 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-02-09"
last_action: "2011-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24a3a47e-4fde-4486-8e51-f30a9f58ac0b"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1641&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=57593&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d7b2e8839e2675e879c94d5ddb6946606aa4b588434448450912505122816cd7"
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 1641 (97th) — VEH CD-LOW-SPEED VEHICLES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes reference to neighborhood vehicles from the definition of "non-highway vehicle". Provides that a unit of local government may authorize the operation of low-speed vehicles on streets that have a speed limit of more than 30 miles per hour but not greater than 35 miles per hour, provided that it first considers the volume, speed, and character of traffic on the street and whether low-speed vehicles may travel safely on that street. Provides that if a street is under the jurisdiction of more than one unit of government, each unit of government must agree to allow low-speed vehicles on that street. Provides that upon authorization of low-speed vehicles on a street, appropriate signs shall be posted. Removes signs or decal requirements for low-speed vehicles. Effective immediately.

## 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=09700SB1641&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57593&DocNum=1641&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1641eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57593&DocNum=1641&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB1641enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=57593&DocNum=1641&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **54–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **102–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chapin Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Winters — cosponsor (person)
- John M. Sullivan — primary (person)
- Robyn Gabel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `filing`
- **2011-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-23** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John M. Sullivan `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2011-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2011-03-01** Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John M. Sullivan
- **2011-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-01** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2011
- **2011-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 3, 2011
- **2011-03-03** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-03-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-07** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2011-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-03-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-02** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Biss
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Mell
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose
- **2011-05-12** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters
- **2011-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 102-011-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-17** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2011-05-17** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-07-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-07-14** Effective Date July 14, 2011
- **2011-07-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0144 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24a3a47e-4fde-4486-8e51-f30a9f58ac0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).