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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-POLICE BICYCLES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the prohibition against equipping a bicycle with a siren does not apply to a bicycle that is a police vehicle. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 639"
citation: "Illinois SB 639 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-02-08"
last_action: "2007-08-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afcb5e58-a305-485f-8a48-d943bc7aa57a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=639&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=28487&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "c376a4b63e10542c3f7281ea0e354ffa018c2d5a8ec09ca2505e864613c13e43"
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 SB 639 (95th) — VEH CD-POLICE BICYCLES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the prohibition against equipping a bicycle with a siren does not apply to a bicycle that is a police vehicle. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500SB0639&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28487&DocNum=639&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0639eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28487&DocNum=639&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0639enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=28487&DocNum=639&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **56–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- James A. DeLeo — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-02-08** Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo `filing`
- **2007-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-02-08** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-21** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-07** Postponed - Transportation
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James A. DeLeo `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-03-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-29** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-29** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; DeLeo `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2007-03-29** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-30** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-30** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-24** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
- **2007-04-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-07** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-07** Effective Date August 7, 2007
- **2007-08-07** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0028 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afcb5e58-a305-485f-8a48-d943bc7aa57a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).