# Illinois HB2442: TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPT DEVICE Illinois HB2442, TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPT DEVICE, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0226) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2442-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2442 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPT DEVICE - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0226 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 7 - Subjects: transportation: vehicles & safety, assignments, transportation - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (192 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows vehicles used by by local emergency services and disaster agencies, when responding to a bona fide emergency and when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, to install and operate a traffic control signal preemption device. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local emergency vehicles can control traffic signals: benefit, low. Illinois allows local and county emergency management agencies to install and use traffic signal control devices on their vehicles. These devices turn signals green or keep green lights on longer. Vehicles must be responding to a real emergency. The devices must be used with red flashing, rotating,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Barbara Hernandez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Daniel J. Ugaste (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donald P. DeWitte (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason Plummer (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jason R. Bunting (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Hanson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Ryan (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Do Pass Transportation; | pass | 18 | 0 | | | 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 104 | 0 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0226 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date January 1, 2026 (House) - 2025-08-15: Governor Approved (House) - 2025-06-20: Sent to the Governor (House) - 2025-05-22: Passed Both Houses (House) - 2025-05-22: Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-05-22: Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer (Senate) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Do Pass Transportation; 018-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Assigned to Transportation (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-23: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Donald P. DeWitte (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 9, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rick Ryan (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 104-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-18: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-18: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jason R. Bunting (House) - 2025-03-13: Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson (House) - 2025-03-12: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-12: Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 (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) - 2025-03-06: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-03-06: House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste (House) - 2025-02-27: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez (House) - 2025-02-25: Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-04: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-03: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Daniel J. Ugaste (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2442eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2442enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2442ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2442.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/10400HB2442eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2442enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2442ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2442.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-HB2442-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).