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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-TOLL HIGHWAY VEH-GVWR"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Amends the definition of \"authorized emergency vehicle\" to include vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency Lane Patrol (rather than vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority identified as Highway Emergency Lane Patrol). Allows vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority with a gross vehicle weight of 9,000 pounds or more to use red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "100th"
identifier: "HB 2499"
citation: "Illinois HB 2499 (100th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-07"
last_action: "2017-08-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4ee88a5c-be74-4b57-b6f3-56653ba737f3"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2499&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=103594&SessionID=91&GA=100"
source_hash: "ef40542686dfd01c448df253086edd949bea164690b1f927fc2d765b9eaf8474"
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 2499 (100th) — VEH CD-TOLL HIGHWAY VEH-GVWR
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Amends the definition of "authorized emergency vehicle" to include vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency Lane Patrol (rather than vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority identified as Highway Emergency Lane Patrol). Allows vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority with a gross vehicle weight of 9,000 pounds or more to use red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. 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=10000HB2499&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103594&DocNum=2499&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2499eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103594&DocNum=2499&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB2499enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=103594&DocNum=2499&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **510** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1082** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Robert Rita — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `filing`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Do Pass / Short Debate Tollway Oversight Committee; 005-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-30** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-07** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2017-04-24** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-04-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2017-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2017-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-25** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-02** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2017-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2017
- **2017-05-15** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 16, 2017
- **2017-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2017-06-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-11** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-11** Effective Date August 11, 2017
- **2017-08-11** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0062 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4ee88a5c-be74-4b57-b6f3-56653ba737f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).