republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-3721.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-EXCESSIVE NOISE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation may erect and maintain signs prohibiting excessive engine braking noise on interstate highways when multiple residences are immediately adjacent to the highway at a density of 2 per acre or more. Merges a provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code prohibiting a person from operating any motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause or allow to be emitted squealing, screeching or other such noise from the vehicle's tires due to rapid acceleration or excessive speed around corners or other such reason into another provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code prohibiting the driver of a commercial vehicle from operating or actuating any engine braking system that emits excessive noise."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3721"
citation: "Illinois HB 3721 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-25"
last_action: "2009-08-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9a59f39-d51b-4c78-a238-5243150dfa3a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3721&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46505&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "3e5f87ff963937dab7f473f0048447efdfc82f3af3410d9167088c5c78fbc6df"
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 3721 (96th) — VEH CD-EXCESSIVE NOISE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Department of Transportation may erect and maintain signs prohibiting excessive engine braking noise on interstate highways when multiple residences are immediately adjacent to the highway at a density of 2 per acre or more. Merges a provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code prohibiting a person from operating any motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause or allow to be emitted squealing, screeching or other such noise from the vehicle's tires due to rapid acceleration or excessive speed around corners or other such reason into another provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code prohibiting the driver of a commercial vehicle from operating or actuating any engine braking system that emits excessive noise.

## 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=09600HB3721&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46505&DocNum=3721&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3721eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46505&DocNum=3721&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3721enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46505&DocNum=3721&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Renée Kosel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-25** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `filing`
- **2009-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-10** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-10** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 014-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-19** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Renée Kosel `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-24** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-24** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-26** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-31** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-31** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-31** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Christine Radogno
- **2009-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-31** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Transportation; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 18, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-14** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-14** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-14** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0523 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a9a59f39-d51b-4c78-a238-5243150dfa3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).