Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 52 — CHILD PASSENGER-4-11 YEARS OLD

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0100

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2003. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person, when transporting a child at least 4 years of age but under 12 years of age in certain vehicles, is responsible for securing that child in seat safety belts or in a federally approved lap-and-shoulder belt system and a booster seat designed for a child weighing 40 or more pounds but not more than 80 pounds or a child less than 4 feet 9 inches in height. Provides that failure to secure the child as required does not constitute contributory negligence and is not admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

3 added · 3 removed

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The updated version of Bill SB 52 includes three new lines of text while removing three lines from the earlier draft. These changes indicate either additional information has been provided or that certain details have been streamlined for clarity. This matters because it can help ensure that the bill communicates its intentions more effectively, potentially impacting how it is implemented and understood by those it affects.

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SB52 Engrossed LRB093 02134 DRH 02141 b AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
SB52 Enrolled LRB093 02134 DRH 02141 b AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
When any person is transporting a child in this State under the age of 8_ - years in a non-commercial motor vehicle of the first division, a motor vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds SB52 Engrossed -2- LRB093 02134 DRH 02141 b or less, or a recreational vehicle on the roadways, streets or highways of this State, such person shall be responsible for providing for the protection of such child by properly securing him or her in _______________ - child restraint system.
When any person is transporting a child in this State under the age of 8_ - years in a non-commercial motor vehicle of the first division, a motor vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds SB52 Enrolled -2- LRB093 02134 DRH 02141 b or less, or a recreational vehicle on the roadways, streets or highways of this State, such person shall be responsible for providing for the protection of such child by properly securing him or her in _______________ - child restraint system.
Every person under the age of 18 years, when transporting a child 8 _ - years of age or older SB52 Engrossed -3- LRB093 02134 DRH 02141 b but under the age of 18 years, as provided in Section 4 of this Act, shall be responsible for securing that child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt ______ _____p_____________________t________.
Every person under the age of 18 years, when transporting a child 8 _ - years of age or older SB52 Enrolled -3- LRB093 02134 DRH 02141 b but under the age of 18 years, as provided in Section 4 of this Act, shall be responsible for securing that child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt ______ _____p_____________________t________.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0100

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2004

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000

  7. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  8. Second Reading - Short Debate

  9. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  10. Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000

  11. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

  12. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore

  13. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey

  14. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  15. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

  16. Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee

  17. Referred to Rules Committee

  18. First Reading

  19. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  20. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz

  21. Arrived in House

  22. Third Reading - Passed; 040-017-001

  23. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003

  24. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton

  25. Recalled to Second Reading

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 009-000-000

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary

  28. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2003

  29. Second Reading

  30. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules

  31. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

  32. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama

  33. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2003

  34. Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000

  35. Postponed - Judiciary

  36. Re-assigned to Judiciary

  37. Re-referred to Rules

  38. Postponed - Transportation

  39. Assigned to Transportation

  40. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz

  41. Referred to Rules

  42. First Reading

  43. Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton

Sponsors

  • John J. Cullerton · Cosponsor
  • Patrick Verschoore · Cosponsor
  • Paul D. Froehlich · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

  • John J. Cullerton
  • Patrick Verschoore
  • Paul D. Froehlich

Not signed on (180)

180 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 102102
Democrat 9000
Republican 3000
Total 114102
% of votes cast 97%1%0%2%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Yea
Slone — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Winters — Yea
Younge — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Nay
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Novak — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Scully — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — 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
Hamos — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Krause — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Lang — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Millner — Yea
Howard — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Not Voting
Watson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Soto — Yea
Tenhouse — Not Voting
Capparelli — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Hassert — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Turner — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Wirsing — Yea
Yarbrough — 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

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Third Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 17 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 351501
Democrat 5101
Republican 0100
Total 401702
% of votes cast 68%29%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Luechtefeld — Nay
Althoff — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Nay
Garrett — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Obama — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Brady — Nay
Sullivan, J. — Nay
Petka — Nay
Winkel — Yea
Jacobs — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Jones, W. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Demuzio — Nay
Wojcik — Nay
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Haine — Not Voting
Hendon — Yea
Woolard — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Philip — Nay
Radogno — Yea
Rauschenberger — Nay
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Nay
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

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Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 52 do?
Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person, when transporting a child at least 4 years of age but under 12 years of age in certain vehicles, is responsible for securing that child in seat safety belts or in a federally approved lap-and-shoulder belt system and a booster seat designed for a child weighing 40 or more pounds but not more than 80 pounds or a child less than 4 feet 9 inches in height. Provides that failure to secure the child as required does not constitute contributory negligence and is not admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.
Who sponsors SB 52?
SB 52 is sponsored by John J. Cullerton, Patrick Verschoore, and Paul D. Froehlich.
What is the current status of SB 52?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2003. Enacted.
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