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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-DUTCH REACH"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to use the Dutch Reach method when opening a vehicle door. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include a test question concerning bicycle safety, of which one may be concerning the Dutch Reach method, in the question pool used for the written portion of the drivers license examination."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 5143"
citation: "Illinois HB 5143 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-08-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6a9b085a-0640-4185-a7c8-6066023567e3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5143&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=110765&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "4d4e744bca3ef129653d0d0c4c5f77abc376746749a98ebeb04a590c01f9d170"
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 5143 (100th) — VEH CD-DUTCH REACH
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to use the Dutch Reach method when opening a vehicle door. Provides that the Secretary of State shall include a test question concerning bicycle safety, of which one may be concerning the Dutch Reach method, in the question pool used for the written portion of the drivers license examination.
## 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=10000HB5143&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110765&DocNum=5143&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5143eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110765&DocNum=5143&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB5143enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=110765&DocNum=5143&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8712** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **540** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Theresa Mah — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-15** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `filing`
- **2018-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-02-16** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dave Severin
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
- **2018-02-28** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan Carroll
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2018-03-07** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Theresa Mah `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-15** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2018-04-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2018-04-18** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 087-012-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
- **2018-04-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
- **2018-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2018-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-24** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Omar Aquino
- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-02** Postponed - Transportation
- **2018-05-09** Postponed - Transportation
- **2018-05-11** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
- **2018-05-17** To Subcommittee on Special Issues (TR)
- **2018-05-24** Re-referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-24** Waive Posting Notice
- **2018-05-25** Do Pass Transportation; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading
- **2018-05-25** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2018-05-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 28, 2018
- **2018-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2018 `reading-3`
- **2018-05-29** Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2018-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-10** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-10** Effective Date January 1, 2019
- **2018-08-10** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0770 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6a9b085a-0640-4185-a7c8-6066023567e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).