Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 2374 — VEH CD-SPEED LIMIT 65 MPH

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, unless some other speed restriction has been established under the Code, the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for any vehicle is 65 miles per hour. Effective January 1, 2005.

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Plain-language change summary

The changes made to Bill SB 2374 involved the addition of three new lines and the removal of three lines from a previous version. This indicates that the bill has undergone some updates, likely to clarify or modify specific provisions. Such changes are important because they can impact how the bill is implemented and understood, potentially affecting those it aims to serve.

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SB2374 Engrossed LRB093 19250 DRH 44985 b AN ACT concerning vehicles.
SB2374 Enrolled LRB093 19250 DRH 44985 b AN ACT concerning vehicles.
SB2374 Engrossed - 2 - LRB093 19250 DRH 44985 b (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for any vehicle of the first division or a second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or less (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for all highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and (ii) for all or part of highways that are designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions and (2) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, roads, and streets.
SB2374 Enrolled - 2 - LRB093 19250 DRH 44985 b (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for any vehicle of the first division or a second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or less (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for all highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and (ii) for all or part of highways that are designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions and (2) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, roads, and streets.
(g) (Blank) Unless some other speed restriction is established under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside SB2374 Engrossed - 3 - LRB093 19250 DRH 44985 b an urban district for a house car, camper, private living coach, vehicles licensed as recreational vehicles, and any vehicle towing any other vehicle is 55 miles per hour or the posted speed limit, whichever is less.
(g) (Blank) Unless some other speed restriction is established under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside SB2374 Enrolled - 3 - LRB093 19250 DRH 44985 b an urban district for a house car, camper, private living coach, vehicles licensed as recreational vehicles, and any vehicle towing any other vehicle is 55 miles per hour or the posted speed limit, whichever is less.
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The bill modifies speed limit provisions for certain vehicles, including increasing speed limits for buses and addressing distinctions between vehicle categories.

  • 625 ILCS 5/11-601(d)

    for a second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or less (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) → for any vehicle of the first division or a second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or less (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load)

    This change clarifies the category of vehicles to which the speed limits apply.

  • 625 ILCS 5/11-601(e)

    60 miles per hour on any interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code and → 55 miles per hour.

    This change establishes a uniform maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour for second division vehicles on all highways.

  • 625 ILCS 5/11-601(f)(2)

    55 miles per hour on any other highway. → 60 miles per hour on any other highway, except

    This change increases the maximum speed limit for buses on other highways from 55 to 60 miles per hour unless otherwise restricted.

  • 625 ILCS 5/11-601(g)

    55 miles per hour or the posted speed limit, whichever is less. → 55 miles per hour or the posted speed limit, whichever is less.

    This change maintains the existing speed limit for recreational vehicles but clarifies the application.

Action History

  1. Total Veto Stands

  2. Override Governor Veto - House Lost 049-068-000

  3. 3/5 Vote Required

  4. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

  5. Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Rep. John E. Bradley

  6. Placed on Calendar Total Veto November 16, 2004

  7. Arrived in House

  8. Override Governor Veto - Senate Passed 041-017-000

  9. 3/5 Vote Required

  10. Motion Filed Override Governor Veto Sen. George P. Shadid

  11. Placed Calendar Total Veto November 8, 2004

  12. Governor Vetoed

  13. Sent to the Governor

  14. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia Bailey

  15. Passed Both Houses

  16. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 081-037-000

  17. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Chapin Rose

  18. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia

  19. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 31, 2004

  20. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William J. Grunloh

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  22. Second Reading - Short Debate

  23. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Watson

  24. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  25. Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 014-003-000

  26. Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee

  27. Referred to Rules Committee

  28. First Reading

  29. Chief House Sponsor Rep. John E. Bradley

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  31. Arrived in House

  32. Third Reading - Passed; 037-015-000

  33. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby

  34. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan

  35. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading February 24, 2004

  36. Second Reading

  37. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 20, 2004

  38. Do Pass Transportation; 008-001-000

  39. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale E. Risinger

  40. Assigned to Transportation

  41. Referred to Rules

  42. First Reading

  43. Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid

Sponsors

  • George P. Shadid · Cosponsor
  • Jim Watson · Cosponsor
  • Jim Sacia · Cosponsor
  • Chapin Rose · Cosponsor
  • Patricia Bailey · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 13 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (5)

  • George P. Shadid
  • Jim Watson
  • Jim Sacia
  • Chapin Rose Republican
  • Patricia Bailey

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Motion

Failed 49 Yea · 68 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 465901
Democrat 1800
Republican 2100
Total 496801
% of votes cast 42%58%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Nay
Schmitz — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Nay
Lindner — Nay
Acevedo — Nay
Aguilar — Nay
Bassi — Nay
Mathias — Nay
Beaubien — Nay
Bellock — Nay
Berrios — Nay
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Nay
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Nay
Molaro — Nay
Munson — Nay
Graham — Nay
Granberg — Yea
Hassert — Not Voting
Jefferson — Nay
Pankau — Yea
Leitch — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Myers — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Parke — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Poe — Yea
Scully — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Wait — Yea
Howard — Yea
Winters — Yea
Watson — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Krause — Nay
Kurtz — Nay
Lang — Nay
Madigan — Yea
McAuliffe — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Lyons, Eileen — Nay
Mendoza — Nay
Lyons, Joseph — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Millner — Nay
Morrow — Nay
Mulligan — Nay
Nekritz — Nay
Osmond — Yea
McGuire — Nay
Osterman — Nay
Bradley, Richard — Nay
Brady — Nay
Slone — Nay
Washington — Nay
Yarbrough — Nay
Hannig — Nay
Younge — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Davis, Monique — Nay
Davis, Steve — Nay
Colvin — Nay
Coulson — Nay
Cross — Nay
Currie — Nay
D'Amico — Nay
Daniels — Yea
Dunkin — Nay
Dunn — Nay
Franks — Nay
Fritchey — Nay
Froehlich — Nay
Giles — Nay
Grunloh — Nay
Hamos — Nay
Holbrook — Nay
Kosel — Nay
Pihos — Nay
Pritchard — Yea
Ryg — Nay
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Nay
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Nay
Jay Hoffman Democrat Nay
Lakesia Collins Democrat Nay
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Nay
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Nay
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Nay
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Nay
William "Will" Davis Democrat Nay
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Nay

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Motion

Passed 41 Yea · 17 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 371301
Democrat 3400
Republican 1000
Total 411701
% of votes cast 69%29%0%2%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Silverstein — Nay
Luechtefeld — Nay
Maloney — Nay
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Nay
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Cronin — Nay
Dillard — Not Voting
Geo-Karis — Yea
Halvorson — Nay
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Meeks — Nay
Shadid — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Soden — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Yea
Munoz — Nay
Cullerton — Nay
Raoul — Nay
Schoenberg — Nay
Peterson — Nay
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Nay
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Nay
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Nay
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Nay
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Nay
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 81 Yea · 37 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 733300
Democrat 5400
Republican 3000
Total 813700
% of votes cast 69%31%0%0%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Lang — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Nay
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Nay
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Kurtz — Nay
Brosnahan — Nay
Molaro — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Parke — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Krause — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Millner — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Myers — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Scully — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Winters — Yea
Howard — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Nay
Lyons, Joseph — Nay
Mathias — Nay
McCarthy — Nay
Meyer — Nay
Bradley, Richard — Nay
Mulligan — Nay
Brady — Nay
Munson — Nay
Nekritz — Nay
Osterman — Nay
Davis, Monique — Nay
Soto — Nay
Yarbrough — Nay
Younge — Nay
Capparelli — Nay
Colvin — Nay
Coulson — Nay
Currie — Nay
Flowers — Nay
Franks — Nay
Froehlich — Nay
Giles — Nay
Graham — Nay
Hamos — Nay
Jefferson — Nay
Kosel — Nay
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Nay
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ryg — Nay
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Nay
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Nay
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Nay
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Nay
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 37 Yea · 15 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 331206
Democrat 3301
Republican 1000
Total 371507
% of votes cast 63%25%0%12%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Not Voting
Shadid — Yea
Silverstein — Nay
Soden — Nay
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Not Voting
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Garrett — Nay
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Watson — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Link — Yea
Petka — Nay
Luechtefeld — Nay
Cullerton — Nay
Maloney — Nay
Meeks — Not Voting
Obama — Not Voting
Schoenberg — Nay
Trotter — Nay
Wojcik — Yea
Cronin — Nay
Crotty — Not Voting
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Peterson — Nay
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Not Voting
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Nay
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Nay
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Nay
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Nay
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2374 do?
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, unless some other speed restriction has been established under the Code, the maximum speed limit outside an urban district for any vehicle is 65 miles per hour. Effective January 1, 2005.
Who sponsors SB 2374?
SB 2374 is sponsored by George P. Shadid, Jim Watson, Jim Sacia, Chapin Rose (Republican), and Patricia Bailey.
What is the current status of SB 2374?
This bill died with 93rd Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 2374?
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