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Introduced
02/07/2025
02/07/2025
In Committee
04/23/2025
04/23/2025
Crossed Over
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Passed
08/01/2025
08/01/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
08/01/2025
08/01/2025
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Redefines "bicycle" as every human-powered device and every low-speed electric bicycle with 2 or more wheels not less than 12 inches in diameter, operable pedals, and designated seats for the transportation of one or more persons.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to update the legal definition of a "bicycle". The new definition expands the previous description to include not only human-powered devices, but also low-speed electric bicycles (which are defined in another section of the Vehicle Code). To qualify as a bicycle under this updated definition, a vehicle must have two or more wheels that are at least 12 inches in diameter, have operable pedals, and have designated seats for transporting one or more people. This revision replaces the previous, more limited language that simply described bicycles as devices propelled by human power with two tandem wheels, and explicitly excludes scooters and similar devices. The change appears to modernize the definition to reflect current bicycle technologies, including the growing prevalence of low-speed electric bicycles that maintain pedal-powered capabilities.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (8)
Lilian Jiménez (D)*,
Mike Simmons (D)*,
Diane Blair-Sherlock (D),
Will Guzzardi (D),
Norma Hernandez (D),
Maura Hirschauer (D),
Theresa Mah (D),
Anne Stava-Murray (D),
Last Action
Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0141 (on 08/01/2025)
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