# Illinois HB2394: VEH CD-WEIGHT LIMIT EXEMPTION Illinois HB2394, VEH CD-WEIGHT LIMIT EXEMPTION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-11-21 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0436) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2394-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2394 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: VEH CD-WEIGHT LIMIT EXEMPTION - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-11-21, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0436 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 13 - Subjects: transportation: vehicles & safety, assignments, transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (144 yes, 49 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated by an engine fueled wholly or partially by an electric battery or hydrogen fuel cell electric fueling system may exceed the posted weight limits by up to 2,000 pounds. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Abdelnasser Rashid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Edgar González, Jr. (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jay Hoffman (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: La Shawn K. Ford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meg Loughran Cappel (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicolle Grasse (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-10-15 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 44 | 8 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; | pass | 17 | 1 | | | 2025-04-08 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 75 | 37 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 8 | 3 | | ## Actions (46) - 2025-11-21: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0436 (House) - 2025-11-21: Effective Date June 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-11-21: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-11-13: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-10-15: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-10-15: Third Reading - Passed; 044-008-000 (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading October 15, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-10-14: Approved for Consideration Assignments (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-05-23: Rule 2-10 Third Reading/Passage Deadline Established As June 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Do Pass Transportation; 017-001-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Transportation (Senate) - 2025-04-21: Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid (House) - 2025-04-08: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2025-04-08: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-037-000 (House) - 2025-03-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-20: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr. (House) - 2025-03-12: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 008-003-000 (House) - 2025-03-12: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote (House) - 2025-03-11: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-03-11: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-03-10: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-10: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-02-26: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (House) - 2025-02-25: Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (House) - 2025-01-31: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Harry Benton (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394.pdf) ## Related bills - HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS (passed house) - SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS (passed senate) - HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY (in committee) - HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT (in committee) - SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL (passed senate) - SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2394.pdf) ## Related - [HB5198: AFFORDABLE HOUSING-CILAS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB5198-2025-2026) - [SB1937: PENSION CODE-VARIOUS](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB1937-2025-2026) - [HB2563: CONDO-RESERVE STUDY](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2563-2025-2026) - [HB4701: LIMITATIONS FACILITY FEES ACT](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB4701-2025-2026) - [SB3008: DHS-ABLE PROGRAM INFO MATERIAL](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3008-2025-2026) - [SB3484: VEH CD-PLATES-REGISTRATION](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-SB3484-2025-2026) - [Illinois bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois/bills) - [Illinois state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/illinois) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2394-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).