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+type: "Bill"
+title: "VEH CD-CDL TEXTING & CELL USE"
+description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver may not use a hand-held mobile telephone or engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle. Provides exceptions. To the definition of \"serious traffic violation\", adds violations concerning texting or using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving. Defines other terms."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
+legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
+session: "97th"
+identifier: "HB 5101"
+citation: "Illinois HB 5101 (97th)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 29
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2012-02-08"
+last_action: "2012-07-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aa57640-556e-446e-8bf9-903eae909a27"
+source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5101&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65149&SessionID=84&GA=97"
+source_hash: "20e5121c6ef3c5a0663ed6ba94bebbfacd0d1d8b30c1b2f96b04287d5ff3e5e9"
+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 HB 5101 (97th) — VEH CD-CDL TEXTING & CELL USE
+
+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver may not use a hand-held mobile telephone or engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle. Provides exceptions. To the definition of "serious traffic violation", adds violations concerning texting or using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving. Defines other terms.
+
+## 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=09700HB5101&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65149&DocNum=5101&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5101eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65149&DocNum=5101&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5101enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65149&DocNum=5101&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John D'Amico — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
+- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-02-08** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-17** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2012-02-29** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-03-01** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
+- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
+- **2012-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
+- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
+- **2012-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2012-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
+- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
+- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
+- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
+- **2012-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
+- **2012-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2012
+- **2012-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2012 `reading-3`
+- **2012-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
+- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
+- **2012-05-28** Passed Both Houses
+- **2012-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2012-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
+- **2012-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2013
+- **2012-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0829 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aa57640-556e-446e-8bf9-903eae909a27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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