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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VEHICLE CODE-CELL PHONES"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person under the age of 19 years (instead of 18 years) who holds an instruction permit or a graduated license from driving on a roadway while using a wireless phone, except for emergency purposes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "95th"
+identifier: "SB 140"
+citation: "Illinois SB 140 (95th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 35
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2007-01-31"
+last_action: "2007-08-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f3f8242b-23fd-489e-bb39-a8a39eb8d23d"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=140&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27417&SessionID=51&GA=95"
+source_hash: "2f59694cba86ae7cc2465f3d3acd538ccb9a10968ef9ce8a2fe95b2459186bb3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
+---
+
+# Illinois SB 140 (95th) — VEHICLE CODE-CELL PHONES
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person under the age of 19 years (instead of 18 years) who holds an instruction permit or a graduated license from driving on a roadway while using a wireless phone, except for emergency purposes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0140&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27417&DocNum=140&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0140eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27417&DocNum=140&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0140enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27417&DocNum=140&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **55–2** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **92–23** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
+- Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
+- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
+- **2007-03-01** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-03-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
+- **2007-03-02** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2007-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
+- **2007-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
+- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
+- **2007-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2007-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2007-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
+- **2007-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
+- **2007-05-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
+- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2007-05-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John D'Amico
+- **2007-05-22** Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. John D'Amico
+- **2007-05-22** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
+- **2007-05-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
+- **2007-05-24** Removed from Short Debate Status
+- **2007-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
+- **2007-05-24** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 092-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2007-05-24** Passed Both Houses
+- **2007-06-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2007-08-21** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2007-08-21** Effective Date January 1, 2008
+- **2007-08-21** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0338 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f3f8242b-23fd-489e-bb39-a8a39eb8d23d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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