Illinois 95th Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

SB 2149 — VEH CD-EXEMPT VEHICLE-TOWING

Last action — Session Sine Die

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code exempting vehicles meeting certain criteria from registration. Provides that those provisions do not prohibit the exempt vehicle from towing another vehicle if the towed vehicle does not exceed the registered weight of 8,000 pounds, is used exclusively for transportation to and from the work site, and is not used for carrying counter weights or other material related to the operation of the exempt vehicle while under tow.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

40 added · 57 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 2149 clarify the registration requirements for certain self-propelled agricultural vehicles. Now, these vehicles must register and pay a fee of $250, regardless of when they register during the year, and can only operate within a specific weight and speed limit. This change is important because it sets clear guidelines for these vehicles, ensuring they are safe and compliant on highways while supporting agricultural activities.

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*LRB09515650WGH44979b* SB2149 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois and 2008 SB2149 Introduced 2/14/2008, by Sen.
SB2149 Engrossed LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
ILCS 5/3-809 from Ch.
95 1/2, par.
3-809 Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code exempting vehicles meeting certain criteria from registration.
Provides that those provisions do not prohibit the exempt vehicle from towing another vehicle if the towed vehicle does not exceed the registered weight of 8,000 pounds, is used exclusively for transportation to and from the work site, and is not used for carrying counter weights or other material related to the operation of the exempt vehicle while under tow.
LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b A BILL FOR SB2149 LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
(a) Vehicles of the second division having a corn sheller, a well driller, hay press, clover huller, feed mixer and unloader, or other farm machinery permanently mounted thereon and used solely for transporting the same, farm wagon type trailers having a fertilizer spreader attachment permanently mounted thereon, having a gross weight of not to exceed 36,000 pounds and used only for the transportation of bulk fertilizer, and farm wagon type tank trailers of not to exceed 3,000 gallons capacity, used during the liquid fertilizer season as field-storage "nurse tanks" supplying the fertilizer to a field applicator and moved on highways only for bringing the fertilizer from a local source of supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to another, or used during the lime season and moved on the highways only for bringing from a local source of supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to SB2149 - 2 - LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b another, shall be registered upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of a registration fee of $13 per 2-year registration period.
(a) Vehicles of the second division having a corn sheller, a well driller, hay press, clover huller, feed mixer and unloader, or other farm machinery permanently mounted thereon and used solely for transporting the same, farm wagon type trailers having a fertilizer spreader attachment permanently mounted thereon, having a gross weight of not to exceed 36,000 pounds and used only for the transportation of bulk fertilizer, and farm wagon type tank trailers of not to exceed 3,000 gallons capacity, used during the liquid fertilizer season as field-storage "nurse tanks" supplying the fertilizer to a field applicator and moved on highways only for bringing the fertilizer from a local source of supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to another, or used during the lime season and moved on the highways only for bringing from a local source of supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to SB2149 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b another, shall be registered upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of a registration fee of $13 per 2-year registration period.
and (iii) is not used for carrying counter weights or other SB2149 - 3 - LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b material related to the operation of the exempt vehicle while under tow.
(iii) is not used for carrying counter weights or other SB2149 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b material related to the operation of the exempt vehicle while under tow;
and (iv) displays proper and current registration plates.
No single unit self-propelled agricultural fertilizer implement, designed for both on and off road use, equipped with flotation tires and otherwise specially adapted for the SB2149 - 4 - LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b application of plant food materials or agricultural chemicals, having a width of more than 12 feet or a gross weight in excess of 36,000 pounds, shall be permitted to operate upon the highways ladened with load.
No single unit self-propelled agricultural fertilizer implement, designed for both on and off road use, equipped with SB2149 Engrossed - 4 - LRB095 15650 WGH 44979 b flotation tires and otherwise specially adapted for the application of plant food materials or agricultural chemicals, having a width of more than 12 feet or a gross weight in excess of 36,000 pounds, shall be permitted to operate upon the highways ladened with load.
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Action History

  1. Session Sine Die

  2. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Ronald A. Wait

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. First Reading

  5. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Dave Winters

  6. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  7. Arrived in House

  8. Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000

  9. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 11, 2008

  10. Second Reading

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2008

  12. Do Pass as Amended State Government and Veterans Affairs; 009-000-000

  13. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  14. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to State Government and Veterans Affairs

  15. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  16. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson

  17. Assigned to State Government and Veterans Affairs

  18. Referred to Rules

  19. First Reading

  20. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson

Sponsors

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Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (182)

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 54 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45004
Democrat 8001
Republican 1000
Total 54005
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Halvorson — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Not Voting
Kotowski — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Millner — Yea
Noland — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Brady — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Not Voting
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Haine — Yea
Dahl — Not Voting
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Yea
Righter — Not Voting
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Yea
Garrett — Yea
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 2149 do?
Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code exempting vehicles meeting certain criteria from registration. Provides that those provisions do not prohibit the exempt vehicle from towing another vehicle if the towed vehicle does not exceed the registered weight of 8,000 pounds, is used exclusively for transportation to and from the work site, and is not used for carrying counter weights or other material related to the operation of the exempt vehicle while under tow.
Who sponsors SB 2149?
SB 2149 is sponsored by Dave Syverson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 2149?
This bill died with 95th Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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