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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3313

Introduced 2/3/2026, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-1518

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows a person under the age of 18
to use a low-speed electric scooter to get to and from a school that offers
secondary education.
LRB104 19786 LNS 33236 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Section 11-1518 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1518)
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Sec. 11-1518.
Low-speed electric scooters.
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(a) Subject to the restrictions of this Section, a
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municipality, park district, forest preserve district, or
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conservation district may authorize and regulate the operation
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of low-speed electric scooters within the unit of local
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government on any or all highways under their respective
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jurisdiction, sidewalks, trails, or other public right-of-way
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where the operation of bicycles is permitted. The use of
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low-speed electric scooters within any municipality, park
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district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
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is allowed only if authorized by the municipality, park
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district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
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under this Section. Any authorization or regulation by a park
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district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
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applies only on property owned, managed, or leased by the park
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district, forest preserve district, or conservation district.
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(a-5) Subject to the restrictions of this Section, the

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Department of Natural Resources may authorize and regulate the
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operation of low-speed electric scooters on any or all
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properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of
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Natural Resources including, but not limited to, sidewalks,
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trails, or other public rights-of-way where the operation of
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bicycles is permitted. The use of low-speed electric scooters
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within any property that is owned, managed, or leased by the
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Department of Natural Resources is allowed only if authorized
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by the Department of Natural Resources. The Department of
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Natural Resources is authorized to adopt administrative rules
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for the regulation of low-speed electric scooters on any and
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all properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of
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Natural Resources.
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(b) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
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on a highway with a posted speed limit in excess of 35 mph.
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(c) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
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unless he or she is 18 years of age or older.
However, a person
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under the age of 18 may use a low-speed electric scooter to get
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to and from a school that offers secondary education as
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defined in Section 22-22 of the School Code.
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(d) A low-speed electric scooter may be parked in the same
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manner and at the same locations as a bicycle may be parked.
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(e) Every low-speed electric scooter when in use at
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nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front that emits
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a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to
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the front and with a red reflector on the rear that is visible

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from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when
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directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor
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vehicle, except that a lamp emitting a steady or flashing red
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light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be
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used in addition to or instead of the red reflector.
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(f) A low-speed electric scooter shall not be equipped
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with nor shall any person use upon a low-speed electric
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scooter any siren. This subsection does not apply to a
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low-speed electric scooter that is a police vehicle or fire
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department vehicle.
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(g) Every low-speed electric scooter shall be equipped
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with a brake that will adequately control movement of and stop
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and hold the low-speed electric scooter.
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(h) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
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while carrying any package, bundle, or article that prevents
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the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the
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handlebars.
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(i) A person may not use a low-speed electric scooter to
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carry more than one person at a time. A person operating a
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low-speed electric scooter may not attach himself or herself
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or the scooter to any other vehicle being operated on the
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public right-of-way.
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(j) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
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upon any public highway in the State while under the influence
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of alcohol or any drug.
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(k) The use of low-speed electric scooters is not

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permitted on State highways.
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(l) Every low-speed electric scooter shall be
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well-maintained and in good operating condition.
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(Source: P.A. 103-899, eff. 8-9-24.)

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