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type: "Bill"
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title: "MOTORCYCLE ROAD GUARDS"
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description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds a provision allowing the Secretary of State to certify individuals as motorcycle road guards. Provides that motorcycle road guards are empowered to stop and direct traffic for the purpose of protecting and facilitating a motorcycle group ride. Provides minimum qualifications for certification as a motorcycle road guard. Empowers the Secretary of State to adopt rules for the implementation and enforcement of the new provisions. Amends the provision on obedience to traffic control officers to include motorcycle road guards as an authority that vehicular traffic must obey. Effective July 1, 2013."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "98th"
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identifier: "HB 1539"
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citation: "Illinois HB 1539 (98th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2013-02-11"
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last_action: "2013-08-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec6f2aca-3a26-49d8-9ca5-8a830bfa71bd"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1539&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=72444&SessionID=85&GA=98"
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source_hash: "e09088872de090fa49f15d77bc209980dd8d05689821b47153ed1e2a8fed546f"
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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 1539 (98th) — MOTORCYCLE ROAD GUARDS
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds a provision allowing the Secretary of State to certify individuals as motorcycle road guards. Provides that motorcycle road guards are empowered to stop and direct traffic for the purpose of protecting and facilitating a motorcycle group ride. Provides minimum qualifications for certification as a motorcycle road guard. Empowers the Secretary of State to adopt rules for the implementation and enforcement of the new provisions. Amends the provision on obedience to traffic control officers to include motorcycle road guards as an authority that vehicular traffic must obey. Effective July 1, 2013.
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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](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1539&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72444&DocNum=1539&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1539eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72444&DocNum=1539&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB1539enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=72444&DocNum=1539&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper
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- Third Reading — **107–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Donne E. Trotter — cosponsor (person)
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- Kenneth Dunkin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2013-02-11** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `filing`
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- **2013-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-02-13** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-02-19** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kenneth Dunkin `amendment-introduction`
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- **2013-03-25** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2013-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
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- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2013-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
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- **2013-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Derrick Smith
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- **2013-04-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
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- **2013-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2013-04-10** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-04-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kay Hatcher
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- **2013-04-11** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2013-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
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- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
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- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
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- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
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- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
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- **2013-04-11** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2013-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 16, 2013 `reading-1`
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- **2013-04-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz
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- **2013-04-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2013-04-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-01** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Transportation; 015-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
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- **2013-05-08** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
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- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2013-05-15** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
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- **2013-05-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2013-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2013
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- **2013-05-21** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2013-05-21** Passed Both Houses
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- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
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- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0396 `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/ec6f2aca-3a26-49d8-9ca5-8a830bfa71bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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