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Bill	MOTORCYCLE ROAD GUARDS	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds a provision allowing the Secretary of State to certify individuals as motorcycle road guards. Provides that motorcycle road guards are empowered to stop and direct traffic for the purpose of protecting and facilitating a motorcycle group ride. Provides minimum qualifications for certification as a motorcycle road guard. Empowers the Secretary of State to adopt rules for the implementation and enforcement of the new provisions. Amends the provision on obedience to traffic control officers to include motorcycle road guards as an authority that vehicular traffic must obey. Effective July 1, 2013.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	98th	HB 1539	Illinois HB 1539 (98th)	bill		enacted		3	47	2	2013-02-11	2013-08-16	openstates	ocd-bill/ec6f2aca-3a26-49d8-9ca5-8a830bfa71bd	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1539&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72444&SessionID=85&GA=98	e09088872de090fa49f15d77bc209980dd8d05689821b47153ed1e2a8fed546f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1539 (98th) — MOTORCYCLE ROAD GUARDS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds a provision allowing the Secretary of State to certify individuals as motorcycle road guards. Provides that motorcycle road guards are empowered to stop and direct traffic for the purpose of protecting and facilitating a motorcycle group ride. Provides minimum qualifications for certification as a motorcycle road guard. Empowers the Secretary of State to adopt rules for the implementation and enforcement of the new provisions. Amends the provision on obedience to traffic control officers to include motorcycle road guards as an authority that vehicular traffic must obey. Effective July 1, 2013.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 107–5 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2013-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin filing
• 2013-02-13 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-02-13 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-02-19 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-19 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-03-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-03-20 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 amendment-failure
• 2013-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin amendment-introduction
• 2013-03-25 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2013-04-08 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2013-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2013-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
• 2013-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
• 2013-04-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
• 2013-04-10 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-10 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2013-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
• 2013-04-11 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2013-04-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
• 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
• 2013-04-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-005-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-04-12 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2013-04-12 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2013 reading-1
• 2013-04-25 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
• 2013-04-30 First Reading reading-1
• 2013-04-30 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2013-05-01 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2013-05-08 Do Pass Transportation; 015-000-000 committee-passage
• 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
• 2013-05-08 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
• 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
• 2013-05-15 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
• 2013-05-20 Second Reading reading-2
• 2013-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
• 2013-05-21 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2013-05-21 Passed Both Houses
• 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2013-08-16 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2013-08-16 Effective Date January 1, 2014
• 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0396 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ec6f2aca-3a26-49d8-9ca5-8a830bfa71bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).