2026-09-10 · Illinois · Legislation

What happened. HB 67 was signed July 24, 2026 as Public Act 104-0580, effective January 1, 2027. It adds a new section to each of Illinois's two association statutes — 765 ILCS 160/1-73 and 765 ILCS 605/18.14 — with identical text.¹

An association may not define or designate a marked law enforcement vehicle assigned to a law enforcement officer, or a marked firefighter vehicle assigned to a firefighter, as a commercial vehicle and subject it to a restrictive provision in an association instrument, covenant, rule or regulation, as long as the vehicle does not exceed 12,000 pounds. Any such provision “violates this Act and is void and unenforceable.”

The three limits that decide whether it applies

The section is narrower than its press coverage, and each qualifier does work.

Marked. An unmarked take-home vehicle is outside the section. The statute says “marked” twice and does not define it further.

Assigned. The vehicle must be assigned to the officer or firefighter. A personal pickup with a union decal is not covered.

12,000 pounds. A hard ceiling. Most marked patrol vehicles and command SUVs sit well under it; a marked apparatus does not.

“Law enforcement officer” takes its meaning from Section 10-10 of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act; “firefighter” from the Illinois Municipal Code.

What the enacted version dropped

The bill as introduced went further: it would also have barred associations from prohibiting the parking of such vehicles anywhere the owner, tenant or guest otherwise had parking rights. That did not survive.

1. Public Act 104-0580 (HB 67), full text, Illinois General Assembly ↩
2. HB 67 bill status and amendment history ↩
3. CAI Illinois, 2026 Legislative Session Report (HB 67 amended at ILAC request; SB 1713 status) ↩