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type: "Bill"
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title: "VEH CD-BICYCLE DEFINITION"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Redefines \"bicycle\" as every human-powered or low-speed electric vehicle with 2 or more wheels not less than 12 inches in diameter, designed for the transportation of one or more persons."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "SB 2285"
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citation: "Illinois SB 2285 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lilian Jiménez", "Mike Simmons"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-07"
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last_action: "2025-08-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c821731f-a5b0-4975-974d-57fad94f8b5a"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2285&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=162088&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "01978915ab1d777366be7c990f6914e836f2b3258f10cdeb054902cf7c4d2026"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 2285 (104th) — VEH CD-BICYCLE DEFINITION
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Redefines "bicycle" as every human-powered or low-speed electric vehicle with 2 or more wheels not less than 12 inches in diameter, designed for the transportation of one or more persons.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285eng.pdf)
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3. **Senate Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285sam001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/SB/PDF/10400SB2285enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **8–4** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **43–11** (pass) · upper
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- Transportation — **17–0** (pass) · upper
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- Transportation — **17–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **76–38** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Lilian Jiménez — primary (person)
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- Mike Simmons — primary (person)
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- Anne Stava — cosponsor (person)
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- Diane Blair-Sherlock — cosponsor (person)
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- Maura Hirschauer — cosponsor (person)
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- Norma Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
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- Theresa Mah — cosponsor (person)
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- Will Guzzardi — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-07** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `filing`
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- **2025-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-07** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-19** Postponed - Transportation
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- **2025-03-21** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mike Simmons `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
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- **2025-04-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-03** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 017-000-000
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- **2025-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 10, 2025
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- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Passed; 043-011-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-10** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2025-04-10** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
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- **2025-04-11** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-11** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-04-17** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-23** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 008-004-000
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- **2025-04-23** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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- **2025-05-08** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
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- **2025-05-16** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-05-21** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
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- **2025-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
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- **2025-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
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- **2025-05-22** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 076-038-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-01** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-01** Effective Date January 1, 2026
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- **2025-08-01** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0141 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c821731f-a5b0-4975-974d-57fad94f8b5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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