Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 72 — VEH CD-NO PHONE IN SCHOOL ZONE

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0131

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2009. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone in a school speed zone or a construction or maintenance speed zone, except for a person engaged in a highway construction or maintenance project for which a construction or maintenance speed zone has been established when the person is using a wireless telephone in furtherance of that project.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill HB 72 added language that allows for wireless phone use in voice-activated mode while performing official duties, while removing a few existing phrases that were less specific. This change matters because it clarifies how emergency services personnel can use technology safely and legally during their work, potentially improving their communication and response efficiency in critical situations.

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HB0072 Engrossed LRB096 02955 AJT 12969 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
HB0072 Enrolled LRB096 02955 AJT 12969 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
(d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing HB0072 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 02955 AJT 12969 b the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of paragraph (b) shall continue to apply until such time as a period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
(d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing HB0072 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 02955 AJT 12969 b the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of paragraph (b) shall continue to apply until such time as a period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
This subsection (e) does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a highway construction or maintenance project for which a construction or maintenance speed zone has been established under Section 11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity, or (iii) a law enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle when performing the officer's or operator's official duties.
This subsection (e) does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a highway construction or maintenance project for which a construction or maintenance speed zone has been established under Section 11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to, law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity, (iii) a law enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle when performing the officer's or operator's official duties, or (iv) to a person using a wireless telephone in voice-activated mode.
95-338, eff.
HB0072 Enrolled - 3 - LRB096 02955 AJT 12969 b 95-338, eff.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0131

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2010

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 096-021-000

  7. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-000-000

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Vehicles & Safety Committee

  9. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee

  10. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John D'Amico

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1

  12. Arrived in House

  13. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)

  14. Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-007

  15. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009

  17. Second Reading

  18. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009

  19. Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 010-000-000

  20. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  21. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation

  22. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  23. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  24. Held in Transportation

  25. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  26. Assigned to Transportation

  27. Referred to Assignments

  28. First Reading

  29. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  30. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  31. Arrive in Senate

  32. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-024-002

  33. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  34. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland

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

  36. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote

  37. Second Reading - Short Debate

  38. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  39. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

  40. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee

  41. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico

  42. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  43. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico

  44. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce

  45. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

  46. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

  47. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo

  48. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  49. Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000

  50. Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed

  51. Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie

  52. Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee

  53. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson

  54. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis

  55. Referred to Rules Committee

  56. First Reading

  57. Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black

  58. Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico

Sponsors

  • John D'Amico · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • John D'Amico

Not signed on (182)

182 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

Concurrence

Passed 96 Yea · 21 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 832000
Democrat 10001
Republican 3100
Total 962101
% of votes cast 81%18%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Graham — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Lang — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Madigan — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Poe — Yea
Soto — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Howard — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Watson — Nay
Myers — Nay
Pihos — Nay
Senger — Nay
Sommer — Nay
Tryon — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Cole — Nay
Connelly — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Fortner — Nay
Hatcher — Nay
Osmond — Nay
Osterman — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Leitch — Nay
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Mark L. Walker 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 Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 16 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 281308
Democrat 4203
Republican 0100
Total 3216011
% of votes cast 54%27%0%19%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Noland — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hutchinson — Yea
Luechtefeld — Nay
Cullerton — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Meeks — Not Voting
Millner — Not Voting
Jacobs — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Sullivan — Nay
Trotter — Not Voting
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Nay
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Not Voting
Duffy — Nay
Forby — Not Voting
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Not Voting
Hultgren — Nay
Kotowski — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Not Voting
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
Sandoval — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
Link — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Nay
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Not Voting
Burzynski — Nay
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Nay
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Nay
Linda Holmes Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

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Third Reading

Passed 90 Yea · 24 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 11000
Unaffiliated 782104
Republican 1300
Total 902404
% of votes cast 76%20%0%3%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Jefferson — Yea
May — Yea
Lang — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Farnham — Yea
Madigan — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Poe — Yea
Sommer — Nay
Soto — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Burke — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Tryon — Yea
Turner — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Washington — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Howard — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Nay
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Watson — Nay
Mulligan — Nay
Myers — Not Voting
Pihos — Nay
Senger — Not Voting
Cavaletto — Nay
Coladipietro — Nay
Cole — Nay
Connelly — Nay
Cultra — Nay
Hatcher — Nay
Jakobsson — Not Voting
Osmond — Nay
Osterman — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reboletti — Nay
Reis — Yea
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Zalewski — Yea
Leitch — Nay
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Nay
Beaubien — Nay
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Mathias — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Nay
Mautino — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Not Voting
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Golar — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Mark L. Walker 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 Nay
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 72 do?
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone in a school speed zone or a construction or maintenance speed zone, except for a person engaged in a highway construction or maintenance project for which a construction or maintenance speed zone has been established when the person is using a wireless telephone in furtherance of that project.
Who sponsors HB 72?
HB 72 is sponsored by John D'Amico.
What is the current status of HB 72?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2009. Enacted.
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