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HB2934 • 2026
VEH CD-CHANGE TO SPEED LIMIT
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VEH CD-CHANGE TO SPEED LIMIT
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maura Hirschauer
VEH CD-CHANGE TO SPEED LIMIT
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Full Text of HB2934 Home Legislation Full Text HB2934 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Printer Friendly Version Introduced House Amendment 001 Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2934 Introduced 2/6/2025, by Rep. Maura Hirschauer - Kam Buckner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, on and after October 1, 2025, the default speed limit is 20 (instead of 30) miles per hour within an urban district, and 10 (instead of 15) miles per hour in an alley within an urban district. Requires, by September 1, 2025, the Secretary of State to communicate the speed limit change to every licensed driver in the State via direct postal mail and a broad statewide communications campaign. Provides that a county, municipality, or township with speed enforcement authority may only issue warnings for violations during the first 60 days after the change of the speed limit is enacted. Effective immediately. LRB104 09708 LNS 19774 b A BILL FOR HB2934 LRB104 09708 LNS 19774 b 1 AN ACT concerning transportation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 11-601 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/11-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601) 7 Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions. 8 (a) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State 9 at a speed which is greater than is reasonable and proper with 10 regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway, or 11 endangers the safety of any person or property. The fact that 12 the speed of a vehicle does not exceed the applicable maximum 13 speed limit does not relieve the driver from the duty to 14 decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, 15 approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill 16 crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or 17 when special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or 18 other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions. 19 Speed must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding 20 with any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in 21 compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons 22 to use due care. 23 (a-5) For purposes of this Section, "urban district" does HB2934 - 2 - LRB104 09708 LNS 19774 b 1 not include any interstate highway as defined by Section 2 1-133.1 of this Code which includes all highways under the 3 jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. 4 (b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this 5 State at a speed which is greater than the applicable 6 statutory maximum speed limit established by paragraphs (c), 7 (d), (e), (f) or (g) of this Section, by Section 11-605 or by a 8 regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter. 9 (c) Unless some other speed restriction is established 10 under this Chapter, until October 1, 2025, the maximum speed 11 limit in an urban district for all vehicles is: 12 1. 30 miles per hour; and 13 2. 15 miles per hour in an alley. 14 (c-5) Unless some other speed restriction is established 15 under this Chapter, on and after October 1, 2025, the maximum 16 speed limit in an urban district for all vehicles is: 17 1. 25 miles per hour on an arterial street; 18 2. 20 miles per hour on a residential street; and 19 3. 10 miles per hour in an alley. 20 By September 1, 2025, the Secretary of State must 21 communicate this change to every licensed driver in the State 22 via direct postal mail and a broad statewide communications 23 campaign. 24 A county, municipality, or township with speed enforcement 25 authority may issue only warnings for violations during the 26 first 60 days after the change of the speed limit is enacted. HB2934 - 3 - LRB104 09708 LNS 19774 b 1 (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established 2 under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban 3 district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour for all or 4 part of highways that are designated by the Department, have 5 at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a separation between the 6 roadways moving in opposite directions and (2) 55 miles per 7 hour for all other highways, roads, and streets. 8 (d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established 9 under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban 10 district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any 11 interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code 12 which includes all highways under the jurisdiction of the 13 Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; (2) 65 miles per hour 14 for all or part of highways that are designated by the 15 Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a 16 separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions; 17 and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, roads, and 18 streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, 19 McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances setting a 20 maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets that is 21 lower than the limits established by this Section. 22 (e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, 23 and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established 24 under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban 25 district for a second division vehicle designed or used for 26 the carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more HB2934 - 4 - LRB104 09708 LNS 19774 b 1 (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) is 60 2 miles per hour on any interstate highway as defined by Section 3 1-133.1 of this Code and 55 miles per hour on all other 4 highways, roads, and streets. 5 (e-1) (Blank). 6 (f) Unless some other speed restriction is established 7 under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban 8 district for a bus is: 9 1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at 10 least 4 lanes of traffic and of which the roadways for 11 traffic moving in opposite directions are separated by a 12 strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for 13 vehicular traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for 14 a bus on all highways, roads, or streets not under the 15 jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois State Toll 16 Highway Authority is 55 miles per hour; 17 1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as 18 defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the 19 counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will; 20 and 21 2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway. 22 (g) (Blank). 23 (Source: P.A. 98-511, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1126, eff. 1-1-15; 24 98-1128, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.) 25 Section 99. 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