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type: "Bill"
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title: "VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Divides vehicles into 3 (instead of 2) divisions. Provides that a third division motor vehicle is a vehicle which is designed for the carrying of more than 10 persons and not more than 15 persons and which is designed or used only as a multifunction school-activity bus. Provides that the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, shall develop a separate classroom course and refresher course for operation of vehicles of the third division being operated as multifunction school-activity buses."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "104th"
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identifier: "HB 2962"
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citation: "Illinois HB 2962 (104th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Laura Fine", "Michael Crawford"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-06"
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last_action: "2025-08-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/363e806c-3e95-4645-8518-0d7b54dabb63"
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source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2962&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=161188&SessionID=114"
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source_hash: "e82135a86d6cea0dcd2cfc1356be4e9fbf2ac21c6dcafca0e87aa224ffd57c02"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 2962 (104th) — VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Divides vehicles into 3 (instead of 2) divisions. Provides that a third division motor vehicle is a vehicle which is designed for the carrying of more than 10 persons and not more than 15 persons and which is designed or used only as a multifunction school-activity bus. Provides that the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, shall develop a separate classroom course and refresher course for operation of vehicles of the third division being operated as multifunction school-activity buses.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962.pdf)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962eng.pdf)
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3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962ham001.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety, Amendment 1 — **12–0** (pass) · lower
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- Education — **14–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Laura Fine — primary (person)
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- Michael Crawford — primary (person)
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- Harry Benton — cosponsor (person)
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- Lisa Davis — cosponsor (person)
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- Tracy Katz Muhl — cosponsor (person)
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- Yolonda Morris — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-06** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl `filing`
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- **2025-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-02-06** Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-03-04** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-19** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000
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- **2025-03-19** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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- **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
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- **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-09** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Crawford
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- **2025-04-09** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
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- **2025-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2025-04-10** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
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- **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
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- **2025-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris
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- **2025-04-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Harry Benton
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- **2025-04-10** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa Davis
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- **2025-04-14** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-14** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
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- **2025-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-04-14** Referred to Assignments
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- **2025-04-29** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-07** Do Pass Education; 014-000-000
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- **2025-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025
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- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
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- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
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- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2025-08-15** Effective Date July 1, 2026
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- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0256 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/363e806c-3e95-4645-8518-0d7b54dabb63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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