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type: "Bill"
title: "BICYCLES-RIGHT OF WAY"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every driver of a vehicle on a highway shall yield the right-of-way to any person operating a bicycle."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 5912"
citation: "Illinois HB 5912 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-11"
last_action: "2016-08-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1da2254f-558b-4b8f-9770-f619f376b803"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5912&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=95398&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "09acfc8d2af774ef3c4fb476cf17338590c92718c46c9cb884696ac6a3506007"
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 5912 (99th) — BICYCLES-RIGHT OF WAY
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every driver of a vehicle on a highway shall yield the right-of-way to any person operating a bicycle.
## 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=09900HB5912&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95398&DocNum=5912&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5912eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95398&DocNum=5912&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB5912enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=95398&DocNum=5912&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **531** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anna Moeller — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `filing`
- **2016-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-11** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-23** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-05** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-05** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Anna Moeller `amendment-introduction`
- **2016-04-13** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-04-14** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2016-04-15** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-15** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2016-04-20** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2016-04-20** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2016-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2016-04-21** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2016 `reading-1`
- **2016-04-21** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2016-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-03** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
- **2016-05-27** Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2016
- **2016-05-30** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-30** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-08-12** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-08-12** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-08-12** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0785 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1da2254f-558b-4b8f-9770-f619f376b803`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).