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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Department of Transportation, in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency, may establish in any county or municipality a system for automated enforcement of railroad crossing violations. Provides for automated recording of vehicles that enter a railroad crossing against the signal or that obstruct traffic at a railroad crossing. Provides for the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation to the owner of the recorded vehicle. Establishes procedures for contesting the violation. Provides that violation of the provision is a petty offense for which a fine of $250, or 25 hours of community service, shall be imposed. Provides that a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend for not less than 6 months the registration of a vehicle involved in a second or subsequent violation. Provides that photographs from a system established under the new provision, or under the provision establishing a similar pilot program, can be made available to governmental agencies for safety analysis of the railroad crossing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 4835"
citation: "Illinois HB 4835 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 62
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2006-01-19"
last_action: "2006-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc104d1c-fb88-4de9-b54d-12df7ce44e55"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4835&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=23614&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "313beb5b6fff1971c1fc0f634c06cce3bbd413021d56cf3da61f49ae98b49206"
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 4835 (94th) — VEH CD-AUTOMATED RR CROSSING
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission and the Illinois Department of Transportation, in cooperation with a local law enforcement agency, may establish in any county or municipality a system for automated enforcement of railroad crossing violations. Provides for automated recording of vehicles that enter a railroad crossing against the signal or that obstruct traffic at a railroad crossing. Provides for the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Citation to the owner of the recorded vehicle. Establishes procedures for contesting the violation. Provides that violation of the provision is a petty offense for which a fine of $250, or 25 hours of community service, shall be imposed. Provides that a fine of $500 shall be imposed for a second or subsequent violation. Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend for not less than 6 months the registration of a vehicle involved in a second or subsequent violation. Provides that photographs from a system established under the new provision, or under the provision establishing a similar pilot program, can be made available to governmental agencies for safety analysis of the railroad crossing.
## 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=09400HB4835&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23614&DocNum=4835&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4835eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23614&DocNum=4835&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB4835enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=23614&DocNum=4835&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Concurrence — **1110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **3123** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1095** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)
- Christine Radogno — cosponsor (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2006-01-19** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `filing`
- **2006-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-19** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-24** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2006-01-31** Assigned to Public Utilities Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Biggins
- **2006-02-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2006-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-21** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-22** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-02-28** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-28** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-28** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-01** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2006-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-02** House Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-03-02** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry R. Ramey, Jr.
- **2006-03-03** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
- **2006-03-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2006-03-03** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-03-03** House Floor Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2006-03-07** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2006-03-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-03-07** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-08** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2006-03-14** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Postponed - Transportation
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2006-03-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 006-004-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 27, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-28** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2006-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2006-03-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 031-023-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-29** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2006-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Angelo Saviano
- **2006-03-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2006-04-03** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Durkin
- **2006-04-03** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 111-000-000
- **2006-04-03** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-05-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-05-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-05-22** Effective Date May 22, 2006
- **2006-05-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0795 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dc104d1c-fb88-4de9-b54d-12df7ce44e55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).