HB 2394104th
bill
104th General Assembly (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 2394
VEH CD-WEIGHT LIMIT EXEMPTION
Sent to Governor Last action November 21, 2025: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0436
Official bill page and text: ilga.gov
Sponsors 13
- Prime sponsors
- Harry Benton, Meg Loughran Cappel
- Cosponsors (11)
- Abdelnasser Rashid, Edgar González, Jr., Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez, Emanuel "Chris" Welch, Jay Hoffman, La Shawn K. Ford, Michael Crawford, Nicolle Grasse, Rick Ryan, Tracy Katz Muhl, Yolonda Morris
Status
Sent to Governor as of November 21, 2025. The 104th General Assembly serves until the 105th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Transportation: Vehicles and Safety, Senate Transportation (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 4
October 15, 2025State SenateThird ReadingPassed44-8
yes (44) Simmons, Joyce, Faraci, Sims, Koehler, Feigenholtz, Aquino, Stadelman, Lewis, Fine, Lightford, Loughran Cappel, Glowiak Hilton, Belt, Turner, D., Martwick, Guzmán, Halpin, Castro, Ventura, Harris, N., Cervantes, Villa, Murphy, Harriss, E., Villanueva, Peters, Hastings, Collins, Villivalam, Hills, Cunningham, Walker, Porfirio, Holmes, Curran, Preston, Hunter, DeWitte, Harmon, Rezin, Johnson, Edly-Allen, Ellman
no (8) Anderson, Arellano, L., Syverson, Fowler, Tracy, Bryant, Turner, S., Plummer
not voting (7) Balkema, McClure, Morrison, Chesney, Wilcox, Rose, Jones, E.
April 29, 2025State SenateDo PassPassed17-1
yes (17) Ellman, Laura, DeWitte, Donald P, Glowiak Hilton, Suzy, Fowler, Dale, Hills, Darby A, Harriss, Erica, Johnson, Adriane, Lewis, Seth, Joyce, Patrick J, Murphy, Laura M, Loughran Cappel, Meg, Porfirio, Mike, Peters, Robert, Stadelman, Steve, Simmons, Mike, Villivalam, Ram, Villanueva, Celina
no (1) Wilcox, Craig
not voting (1) Hunter, Mattie
April 8, 2025House of RepresentativesThird ReadingPassed75-37
yes (75) Mussman, Guerrero-Cuellar, Ness, Guzzardi, Andrade, Avelar, Olickal, Benton, Ortíz, Aarón, Blair-Sherlock, Rashid, Hanson, Harper, Buckner, Rita, Hernandez, Barbara, Ryan, Hernandez, Lisa, Canty, Hernandez, Norma, Cassidy, Hirschauer, Chung, Hoffman, Huynh, Costa Howard, Crawford, Jiménez, Crespo, Slaughter, Johnson, Croke, Smith, Jones, Katz Muhl, Keicher, Davis, Lisa, Stava-Murray, Kelly, Davis, Will, Stuart, Delgado, LaPointe, DeLuca, Syed, Lilly, Deuter, Tarver, Mah, Didech, Manley, Du Buclet, Mason, Vella, Mayfield, Evans, Walsh, Faver Dias, Ford, West, Meyers-Martin, Gabel, Williams, Ann, Moeller, Gill, Williams, Jawaharial, Gong-Gershowitz, Morgan, González, Edgar, Yang Rohr, Morris, Gordon-Booth, Welch, Moylan, Grasse
no (37) Niemerg, Haas, Halbrook, Hammond, Reick, Hauter, Bunting, Rosenthal, Cabello, Sanalitro, Schmidt, Coffey, Schweizer, Severin, Jacobs, Sheehan, Davidsmeyer, Sosnowski, Davis, Jed, Spain, La Ha, Swanson, Tipsword, Ugaste, Elik, McCombie, Weaver, McLaughlin, Weber, Meier, Friess, Fritts, Wilhour, Miller, Moore, Windhorst, Grant
excused (5) Ammons, Scherer, Stephens, Kifowit, Deering
not voting (1) Briel
March 12, 2025House of RepresentativesDo PassPassed8-3
yes (8) Benton, Harry, Andrade Jr., Jaime M, Croke, Margaret, González Jr., Edgar, Hanson, Matt, Guerrero-Cuellar, Angelica, Kelly, Michael J, Hernandez, Barbara
no (3) Deering, Regan, Severin, Dave, Rosenthal, Wayne A
not voting (1) Fritts, Bradley
Timeline 46
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| November 21, 2025 | House | Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0436 |
| November 21, 2025 | House | Effective Date June 1, 2026 |
| November 21, 2025 | House | Governor Approved |
| November 13, 2025 | House | Sent to the Governor |
| October 15, 2025 | House | Passed Both Houses |
| October 15, 2025 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; 044-008-000 |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 15, 2025 |
| October 14, 2025 | Senate | Approved for Consideration Assignments |
| June 2, 2025 | Senate | Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments |
| May 23, 2025 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 |
| May 13, 2025 | Senate | Second Reading |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 |
| April 30, 2025 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; 017-001-000 |
| April 23, 2025 | Senate | Assigned to Transportation |
| April 21, 2025 | Senate | Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Referred to Assignments |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading |
| April 9, 2025 | Senate | Arrive in Senate |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan |
| April 8, 2025 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-037-000 |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 20, 2025 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate |
| March 13, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 008-003-000 |
| March 12, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote |
| March 11, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety |
| March 11, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety |
| March 10, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee |
| March 10, 2025 | House | House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton |
| February 26, 2025 | House | Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch |
| February 25, 2025 | House | Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety |
| February 4, 2025 | House | Referred to Rules Committee |
| February 4, 2025 | House | First Reading |
| January 31, 2025 | House | Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: ilga.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.