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IllinoisSB1507104th General Assembly (2025–2026)SenateWALLET

VEH CD-SAFETY ZONES

Sponsored By: Sara Feigenholtz (Democratic)

Became Law

assignmentsexecutivetransportation: vehicles & safety

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Bill Overview

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4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Camera speeding tickets: fines and defenses

Camera fines are civil and do not go on your driving record. No fine at 5 mph or less over; 6–10 mph is up to $50 (plus up to a $50 late fee); over 10 mph is up to $100 (plus up to a $100 late fee). No fine is charged if an officer issued a ticket within 1/8 mile and 15 minutes. The city must mail a notice within 30 days after it learns the owner’s name and no later than 90 days after the violation, with images, the due date, and clear ways to pay or contest. You can defend a notice if your car or plates were stolen or the car was hijacked (with a timely police report), or if an officer already ticketed it nearby; images are evidence but are confidential and shared only with you and government. For leased cars, the lessor is not liable during the lease if the city asks within 120 days and the lessor names the lessee within 60 days.

Camera fine money supports safety projects

Cities must first subtract all camera operating and maintenance costs. They must spend the remaining money on safety near schools and parks, pedestrian and traffic safety, and roads and bridges. Money can also fund after‑school programs.

Tougher ethics, oversight, and safety studies

Cities using cameras must publish a safety study after installation and every two years, using the best available crash and traffic data. Vendors must be paid for equipment or services, not per ticket or revenue. Current lawmakers and local officials cannot work for or be paid by camera vendors, and former officials face a two‑year ban. If a new vendor already runs systems elsewhere in the state, the Department must approve or deny the application within 90 days. The Department can revoke permits if a local official is charged with bribery or similar crimes tied to the system, and a revoked locality cannot reapply for one year. The University of Illinois Chicago Urban Transportation Center must study DuSable Lake Shore Drive crashes and the potential of AI‑powered cameras and alternatives; the Department sets needed rules.

Where and when cameras can run

Only cities with 1,000,000 or more people can run speed cameras in safety zones. School zones run on school days only, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and until 9:00 p.m. on Fridays. Park zones run from one hour before opening to one hour after closing. Roads with cameras must have signs that show photo enforcement and the speed limit, and new sites need 30 days of posted notice before tickets start. Cities must also list all safety‑zone camera locations on their websites.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Sara Feigenholtz

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

    Democratic • House

  • Ann M. Williams

    Democratic • House

  • Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

    Democratic • House

  • Margaret Croke

    Democratic • House

  • Robert Peters

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 134 • No: 57

House vote • 5/22/2025

Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed

Yes: 77 • No: 34

House vote • 4/23/2025

Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety;

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/10/2025

Third Reading - Passed;

Yes: 37 • No: 19

Senate vote • 4/3/2025

Do Pass as Amended Executive;

Yes: 8 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0381

    8/15/2025Senate

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2026

    8/15/2025Senate

  3. Governor Approved

    8/15/2025Senate

  4. Sent to the Governor

    6/20/2025Senate

  5. Passed Both Houses

    5/22/2025Senate

  6. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 077-034-000

    5/22/2025House

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

    5/22/2025House

  8. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

    5/20/2025House

  9. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams

    5/20/2025House

  10. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

    5/20/2025House

  11. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

    5/16/2025House

  12. Second Reading - Short Debate

    5/16/2025House

  13. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

    4/23/2025House

  14. Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000

    4/23/2025House

  15. Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety

    4/17/2025House

  16. Referred to Rules Committee

    4/11/2025House

  17. First Reading

    4/11/2025House

  18. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke

    4/10/2025House

  19. Arrived in House

    4/10/2025House

  20. Third Reading - Passed; 037-019-000

    4/10/2025Senate

  21. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 8, 2025

    4/4/2025Senate

  22. Second Reading

    4/4/2025Senate

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 4, 2025

    4/3/2025Senate

  24. Do Pass as Amended Executive; 008-004-000

    4/3/2025Senate

  25. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

    4/3/2025Senate

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