republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/94th/hb-5274.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-WEIGHT-TRUCK MIXERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that specified vehicles used exclusively for the transportation and mixing of concrete in the plastic state, manufactured before or in the 2014 model year, and first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, are allowed specified weights on specified numbers and configurations of axles. Provides that a 4-axle truck mixer registered as a special hauling vehicle is allowed 20,000 pounds on any single axle, 36,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches, and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. Provides that, when the vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state on a designated highway other than an interstate highway, the bridge formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles, but no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum permitted weight."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "HB 5274"
citation: "Illinois HB 5274 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2006-01-25"
last_action: "2006-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2777939b-40e9-43a8-ab95-321ff0363cca"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5274&GAID=8&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=24531&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "2b88777345adf94509a9f50a66a7319d20ed359bcfb60e4468caf40cd544855c"
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 5274 (94th) — VEH CD-WEIGHT-TRUCK MIXERS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that specified vehicles used exclusively for the transportation and mixing of concrete in the plastic state, manufactured before or in the 2014 model year, and first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, are allowed specified weights on specified numbers and configurations of axles. Provides that a 4-axle truck mixer registered as a special hauling vehicle is allowed 20,000 pounds on any single axle, 36,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches, and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. Provides that, when the vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state on a designated highway other than an interstate highway, the bridge formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles, but no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum permitted weight.

## 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=09400HB5274&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24531&DocNum=5274&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5274eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24531&DocNum=5274&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400HB5274enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=24531&DocNum=5274&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **48–6** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **98–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Reitz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2006-01-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Reitz `filing`
- **2006-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-01-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-01-31** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2006-02-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Renee Kosel
- **2006-02-07** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 027-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-02-07** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-09** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2006-02-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2006-02-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2006-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J Verschoore
- **2006-02-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack McGuire
- **2006-02-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 098-016-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-02-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2006-02-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 22, 2006 `reading-1`
- **2006-02-16** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
- **2006-02-16** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2006-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2006-02-22** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-15** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2006-03-24** Do Pass Transportation; 006-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2006-03-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2006-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 28, 2006
- **2006-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Carole Pankau
- **2006-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2006-03-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2006-04-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2006-06-26** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2006-06-26** Effective Date January 1, 2007
- **2006-06-26** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0926 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2777939b-40e9-43a8-ab95-321ff0363cca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).