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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-RAIL SIGNAL CROSSING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver of a vehicle that approaches a railroad grade crossing under circumstances in which a stop is required and does not stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail, commits a petty offense for which a $500 fine (previously $250) shall be imposed for the first violation and a $1,000 fine (previously $500) shall be imposed for any subsequent violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "SB 2806"
citation: "Illinois SB 2806 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-02-17"
last_action: "2016-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8618ce59-d802-4d3f-82a0-b4f6858c4c0f"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2806&GAID=13&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=96116&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "021f4cdf0a591cf5b1e48a1d6f683a71990d35d99442130d0b00e3f3ec9b6934"
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 2806 (99th) — VEH CD-RAIL SIGNAL CROSSING
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver of a vehicle that approaches a railroad grade crossing under circumstances in which a stop is required and does not stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail, commits a petty offense for which a $500 fine (previously $250) shall be imposed for the first violation and a $1,000 fine (previously $500) shall be imposed for any subsequent violations.
## 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=09900SB2806&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96116&DocNum=2806&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2806eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96116&DocNum=2806&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900SB2806enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=96116&DocNum=2806&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1130** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **541** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Karen McConnaughay — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2016-02-17** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karen McConnaughay `filing`
- **2016-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-02-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2016-02-17** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2016-03-01** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2016-03-17** Postponed - Transportation
- **2016-04-06** Do Pass Transportation; 015-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2016-04-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 7, 2016
- **2016-04-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 20, 2016
- **2016-04-21** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
- **2016-04-21** Third Reading - Passed; 054-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-04-21** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2016-04-21** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2016-04-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-04-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-02** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-05-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2016-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-11** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **2016-05-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2016-05-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2016-05-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2016-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2016-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2016-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2016-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2017
- **2016-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0663 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8618ce59-d802-4d3f-82a0-b4f6858c4c0f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).