Illinois 96th Regular Session Status: Enacted

HB 71 — VEH CD-ELECTRONIC COMM DEVICES

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0130

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    0 primary, 4 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 may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message. Provides that a violation is an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. Sets forth exceptions.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 32 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of HB 71 makes it clear that using an electronic device to send, receive, or read messages while driving is prohibited, enhancing safety on the roads. It defines "electronic message" to include various forms of communication like texts and emails. Additionally, the amendment allows exemptions for law enforcement officers and drivers who need to report emergencies, which ensures that individuals can still communicate in critical situations. Overall, the changes aim to reduce distracted driving while maintaining necessary communication during emergencies.

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HB0071 Engrossed LRB096 02938 AJT 12952 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
HB0071 Enrolled LRB096 02938 AJT 12952 b AN ACT concerning transportation.
"Electronic communication device" means an electronic device, including but not limited to a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, or a portable or mobile computer while being used for the purpose of composing, reading, or sending an electronic message, but does not include a global positioning system or navigation system when the system is used exclusively for navigation purposes or a device that is physically or electronically integrated into the motor vehicle.
"Electronic communication device" means an electronic device, including but not limited to a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, or a portable or mobile computer while being used for the purpose of composing, reading, or sending an electronic message, but does not include a global positioning system or navigation system or a device that is physically or electronically integrated into the motor vehicle.
HB0071 Engrossed - 2 - LRB096 02938 AJT 12952 b (b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message.
(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway HB0071 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 02938 AJT 12952 b while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message.
or (4) a driver of a commercial motor vehicle reading a message displayed on a permanently installed communication device designed for a commercial motor vehicle with a screen that does not exceed 10 inches tall by 10 inches wide in size.
or (4) a driver of a commercial motor vehicle reading a message displayed on a permanently installed communication device designed for a commercial motor vehicle with a screen that does not exceed 10 inches tall by 10 inches wide in size;
(5) a driver using an electronic communication device while parked on the shoulder of a roadway;
or (6) a driver using an electronic communication device when the vehicle is stopped due to normal traffic being obstructed and the driver has the motor vehicle transmission in neutral or park.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0130

  2. Effective Date January 1, 2010

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 092-025-000

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

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

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

  10. Senate Floor 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. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)

  14. Third Reading - Passed; 045-006-007

  15. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading

  16. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Syverson-Murphy

  17. Recalled to Second Reading

  18. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

  19. Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  20. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Transportation

  21. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 010-000-000

  22. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation

  23. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation

  24. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments

  25. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  26. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  27. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson; -Murphy

  28. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner

  29. Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen

  30. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

  31. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

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

  33. Second Reading

  34. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009

  35. Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000

  36. Assigned to Transportation

  37. Referred to Assignments

  38. First Reading

  39. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff

  40. Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

  41. Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

  42. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  43. Arrive in Senate

  44. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-027-000

  45. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May

  46. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady

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

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

  49. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote

  50. House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000

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

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

  53. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

  54. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris

  55. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  56. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate

  57. Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate

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

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

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

  61. Second Reading - Short Debate

  62. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

  63. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo

  64. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

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

  66. Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed

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

  68. Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley

  69. Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee

  70. Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook

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

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

  73. Referred to Rules Committee

  74. First Reading

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

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

Sponsors

  • John D'Amico · Cosponsor
  • Chris Lauzen · Cosponsor
  • John J. Millner · Cosponsor
  • M. Maggie Crotty · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (4)

  • John D'Amico
  • Chris Lauzen
  • John J. Millner
  • M. Maggie Crotty

Not signed on (179)

179 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 92 Yea · 25 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 802300
Democrat 9101
Republican 3100
Total 922501
% of votes cast 78%21%0%1%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Myers — Nay
Holbrook — Yea
Jackson — Yea
May — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Turner — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Brady — Yea
Burke — Yea
Gordon, Careen — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Durkin — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Leitch — Nay
Madigan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Howard — Yea
Senger — Nay
Tryon — Nay
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Winters — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Yarbrough — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Nay
Zalewski — Yea
Watson — Nay
Cavaletto — Nay
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Farnham — Nay
Franks — Nay
Hamos — Yea
Hatcher — Nay
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Osmond — Yea
Pihos — Nay
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Nay
Ramey — Yea
Reis — Nay
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Nay
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Lang — Yea
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 — Nay
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Connelly — Nay
McAsey — Yea
Coulson — 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 Nay
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 45 Yea · 6 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39604
Democrat 5004
Republican 1000
Total 45608
% of votes cast 76%10%0%14%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Hultgren — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Maloney — Yea
McCarter — Yea
Meeks — Nay
Millner — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Steans — Yea
Trotter — Nay
Munoz — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Wilhelmi — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Jones, J. — Nay
Jacobs — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Dahl — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Duffy — Yea
Frerichs — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Hutchinson — Not Voting
Noland — Not Voting
Kotowski — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Raoul — Nay
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
Sandoval — Not Voting
Link — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bivins — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Bond — Yea
Burzynski — Nay
Forby — Nay
David Koehler Democrat Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Not Voting
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Not Voting
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Laura M. Murphy Democrat Yea
Linda Holmes Democrat Not Voting
Mattie Hunter Democrat Not Voting
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 89 Yea · 27 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 772402
Democrat 10100
Republican 2200
Total 892702
% of votes cast 75%23%0%2%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Holbrook — Yea
Jefferson — Nay
Lang — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Mautino — Yea
Reitz — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Mell — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Lyons — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Reboletti — Yea
Senger — Yea
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Thapedi — Yea
Bradley — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Turner — Yea
Brady — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Burke — Yea
Washington — Yea
Gordon, Jehan — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Coladipietro — Yea
Cole — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Dugan — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Fortner — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Golar — Yea
Graham — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Leitch — Nay
Mulligan — Nay
Myers — Nay
Howard — Yea
Pihos — Nay
Tryon — Nay
Winters — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Zalewski — Yea
Sullivan — Nay
Mitchell, Bill — Nay
Mitchell, Jerry — Nay
Watson — Nay
Gordon, Careen — Not Voting
Cavaletto — Nay
Connelly — Nay
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Yea
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
D'Amico — Yea
Dunkin — Nay
Durkin — Nay
Franks — Nay
Hatcher — Nay
Jackson — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Nay
Osmond — Nay
Osterman — Yea
Poe — Yea
Pritchard — Yea
Ramey — Yea
Reis — Nay
Riley — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Nay
Madigan — Yea
Acevedo — Yea
Arroyo — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Beiser — Yea
Bellock — Nay
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Yea
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Nay
Brauer — Not Voting
Brosnahan — Yea
Burns — Yea
McAsey — Yea
Farnham — Nay
Chapa LaVia — Nay
Anthony DeLuca Democrat Yea
Fred Crespo Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
La Shawn K. Ford Democrat Nay
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 Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Nay
Chris Miller Republican Yea
Jil Tracy Republican Nay

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What does HB 71 do?
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message. Provides that a violation is an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. Sets forth exceptions.
Who sponsors HB 71?
HB 71 is sponsored by John D'Amico, Chris Lauzen, John J. Millner, and M. Maggie Crotty.
What is the current status of HB 71?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2009. Enacted.
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