# Illinois HB2962: VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION Illinois HB2962, VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION, is a 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-08-15 (Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0256); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IL-HB2962-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Illinois HB2962 - State: Illinois - Session: 104th General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: VEH CD-THIRD DIVISION - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-08-15, Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0256 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: transportation: vehicles & safety, assignments, education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (207 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Divides vehicles into 3 (instead of 2) divisions. Provides that a third division motor vehicle is a vehicle which is designed for the carrying of more than 10 persons and not more than 15 persons and which is designed or used only as a multifunction school-activity bus. Provides that the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the State Board of Education, shall develop a separate classroom course and refresher course for operation of vehicles of the third division being operated as multifunction school-activity buses. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New permit for drivers of smaller buses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Illinois offers drivers a restricted school bus permit for two vehicle types. It covers first-division vehicles used as school buses and multifunction school activity buses. Activity buses must carry no more than 15 people, including the driver, and serve curriculum-related… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Harry Benton (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Laura Fine (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Michael Crawford (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Katz Muhl (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Yolonda Morris (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-22 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed; | pass | 58 | 0 | | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | Do Pass Education; | pass | 14 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed | pass | 111 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 12 | 0 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; | pass | 12 | 0 | | ## Actions (39) - 2025-08-15: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0256 (House) - 2025-08-15: Effective Date July 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) - 2025-05-20: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Second Reading (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 8, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Do Pass Education; 014-000-000 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Assigned to Education (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Referred to Assignments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Arrive in Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-04-10: Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton (House) - 2025-04-10: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-04-10: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-09: Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-04-09: Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael Crawford (House) - 2025-04-09: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-04-08: House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) - 2025-03-26: Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-26: Second Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate (House) - 2025-03-19: Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000 (House) - 2025-03-04: Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (House) - 2025-02-06: Referred to Rules Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading (House) - 2025-02-06: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962enr.pdf) - House Amendment 1: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962ham001.pdf) - Introduced: [PDF](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962.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/10400HB2962eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962enr.pdf) - [House Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962ham001.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB2962.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-HB2962-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).