VEH CODE-FLASHING LIGHTS
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SB 1093 — VEH CODE-FLASHING LIGHTS
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0181
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
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Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that school buses may be equipped with alternately flashing head lamps, which may be operated in conjunction with the 8-lamp flashing signal system required under the Code.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
11 added · 11 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of SB 1093 has undergone a revision where specific lines from the previous draft have been replaced. While both versions have the same framework, the enrolled bill introduces new language in place of the removed sections. This change is important as it may clarify certain provisions or improve the overall functionality of the bill, ensuring that it meets the needs of the public more effectively. Such adjustments can greatly influence how the legislation is implemented and understood.
SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
(c) The alternately flashing red signal lamps of an 8-lamp flashing signal system required by Section 12-805 of this Code shall be actuated after the school bus has come to a complete stop for the purpose of loading or discharging SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -2- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b pupils and shall be turned off before the school bus is placed in motion again.
the Secretary shall suspend for a period of one year the driving privileges of any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -3- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b subsection (a) of this Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance if the second or subsequent violation occurs within 5 years of a prior conviction for the same offense.
The owner of any vehicle alleged to have violated paragraph (a) of this Section shall, upon appropriate demand by the State's Attorney or other authorized prosecutor acting in response to a signed complaint, provide a written SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -4- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b statement or deposition identifying the operator of the vehicle if such operator was not the owner at the time of the alleged violation.
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on any such tow truck while the tow truck is SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -5- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b operating in the State of Illinois;
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are actually engaged SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -6- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b in work on a highway;
Such lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used for such SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -7- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b purposes;
Police department vehicles in cities having a SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -8- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -9- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried in the vehicle.
SB1093 EngrossedEnrolled -10- LRB093 10543 DRH 10797 b (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0181
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Effective Date January 1, 2004
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 118-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 018-000-000
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Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrived in House
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Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2003
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2003
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Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000
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Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Larry K. Bomke
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Postponed - Transportation
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Assigned to Transportation
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Referred to Rules
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First Reading
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Filed with Secretary by Sen. Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
Sponsors
- Jr. Richard J. Winkel · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Richard J. Winkel, Jr.
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Saviano | — | Yea |
| Schmitz | — | Yea |
| Slone | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Yea |
| Winters | — | Yea |
| Younge | — | Yea |
| Leitch | — | Yea |
| Acevedo | — | Yea |
| Aguilar | — | Yea |
| Beaubien | — | Yea |
| Bassi | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Berrios | — | Yea |
| Mautino | — | Yea |
| Biggins | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boland | — | Yea |
| May | — | Yea |
| Bost | — | Yea |
| Brauer | — | Yea |
| Brosnahan | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Mulligan | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Jefferson | — | Yea |
| Osterman | — | Yea |
| Parke | — | Yea |
| Lindner | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McCarthy | — | Yea |
| McKeon | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Eileen | — | Yea |
| Mendoza | — | Yea |
| Bailey | — | Yea |
| Lyons, Joseph | — | Yea |
| Meyer | — | Yea |
| Millner | — | Yea |
| Reitz | — | Yea |
| Moffitt | — | Yea |
| Molaro | — | Yea |
| Pihos | — | Yea |
| Scully | — | Yea |
| Tenhouse | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Bradley, Richard | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hannig | — | Yea |
| Burke | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Capparelli | — | Yea |
| Churchill | — | Yea |
| Dunkin | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Eddy | — | Yea |
| Flider | — | Yea |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Forby | — | Yea |
| Franks | — | Yea |
| Fritchey | — | Yea |
| Froehlich | — | Yea |
| Giles | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Granberg | — | Yea |
| Grunloh | — | Yea |
| Hamos | — | Yea |
| Hassert | — | Yea |
| Holbrook | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Krause | — | Yea |
| Kurtz | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Davis, Monique | — | Yea |
| Davis, Steve | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Munson | — | Yea |
| Myers | — | Yea |
| Novak | — | Yea |
| O'Brien | — | Yea |
| Osmond | — | Yea |
| Pankau | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Verschoore | — | Yea |
| Wait | — | Yea |
| Washington | — | Yea |
| Wirsing | — | Yea |
| Yarbrough | — | Yea |
| Colvin | — | Yea |
| Coulson | — | Yea |
| Cross | — | Yea |
| Cultra | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| Daniels | — | Yea |
| Hultgren | — | Yea |
| Jakobsson | — | Yea |
| Kosel | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Poe | — | Yea |
| Ryg | — | Yea |
| Sacia | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Eva-Dina Delgado | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael J. Kelly | Democrat | Yea |
| Nicholas K. Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick J. Joyce | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Yea |
| William "Will" Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 49 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Shadid | — | Yea |
| Sieben | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Luechtefeld | — | Yea |
| Maloney | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Bomke | — | Yea |
| Burzynski | — | Yea |
| Dillard | — | Yea |
| Geo-Karis | — | Yea |
| Halvorson | — | Yea |
| Lauzen | — | Yea |
| Munoz | — | Yea |
| Meeks | — | Yea |
| Obama | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, D. | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Sullivan, J. | — | Yea |
| Petka | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Schoenberg | — | Yea |
| Jacobs | — | Yea |
| Jones, J. | — | Yea |
| Jones, W. | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Watson | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Viverito | — | Yea |
| Demuzio | — | Yea |
| Winkel | — | Yea |
| Wojcik | — | Yea |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Cronin | — | Yea |
| Crotty | — | Yea |
| DeLeo | — | Yea |
| Garrett | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Yea |
| Hendon | — | Yea |
| Woolard | — | Yea |
| Philip | — | Not Voting |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Rauschenberger | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Risinger | — | Yea |
| Ronen | — | Yea |
| Roskam | — | Yea |
| Rutherford | — | Yea |
| del Valle | — | Yea |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 1093 do?
- Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that school buses may be equipped with alternately flashing head lamps, which may be operated in conjunction with the 8-lamp flashing signal system required under the Code.
- Who sponsors SB 1093?
- SB 1093 is sponsored by Richard J. Winkel, Jr..
- What is the current status of SB 1093?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
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