---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SCHOOL ZONE START TIME"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of the Section concerning special speed limits while passing schools, a school day begins at 6:30 a.m. (instead of 7 a.m.). Includes a statement of legislative intent. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "102nd"
identifier: "HB 343"
citation: "Illinois HB 343 (102nd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Batinick", "Meg Loughran Cappel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb2e6673-d939-4428-ae00-c96fd0390924"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=343&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=128245&SessionID=110&GA=102"
source_hash: "b2d8f824ae4e9f93ab5e712c9ccd21a929b6d23fc9c21dee709ec0fc2e0a818a"
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 343 (102nd) — VEH CD-SCHOOL ZONE START TIME

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that for the purpose of the Section concerning special speed limits while passing schools, a school day begins at 6:30 a.m. (instead of 7 a.m.). Includes a statement of legislative intent. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0343.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0343eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/PDF/10200HB0343enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **57–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark Batinick — primary (person)
- Meg Loughran Cappel — primary (person)
- Dan Ugaste — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Butler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Mark Batinick `filing`
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Murphy
- **2021-03-02** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler
- **2021-03-10** Do Pass / Consent Calendar Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Consent Calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Morrison
- **2021-04-16** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Ugaste
- **2021-04-16** Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 107-000-001 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- **2021-04-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Do Pass Transportation; 019-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 13, 2021
- **2021-05-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 14, 2021
- **2021-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 25, 2021
- **2021-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2021-06-23** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-09** Effective Date July 9, 2021
- **2021-07-09** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0058 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fb2e6673-d939-4428-ae00-c96fd0390924`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).