---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-STOP FOR PEDESTRIAN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that where traffic signals are not in place, vehicles must stop and yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk rather than yielding the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if need be. Provides that on a school day when children are present and so close that a potential hazard exists because of the close proximity of the motorized traffic and when traffic signals are not in place or in operation, vehicles must stop and yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk rather than yielding the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 43"
citation: "Illinois HB 43 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2008-12-30"
last_action: "2010-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9022f600-ceb6-4acd-a3df-70107b664d42"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=43&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=39988&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "f4def4022e10f68a37815a34d9e393324abb6de9acc486d950a885ebf1200fc9"
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 43 (96th) — VEH CD-STOP FOR PEDESTRIAN

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that where traffic signals are not in place, vehicles must stop and yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk rather than yielding the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if need be. Provides that on a school day when children are present and so close that a potential hazard exists because of the close proximity of the motorized traffic and when traffic signals are not in place or in operation, vehicles must stop and yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk rather than yielding the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield. Effective immediately.

## 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=09600HB0043&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39988&DocNum=43&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0043eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39988&DocNum=43&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0043enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=39988&DocNum=43&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **33–15** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **60–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dan Cronin — cosponsor (person)
- Dan Kotowski — cosponsor (person)
- Ira I. Silverstein — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey M. Schoenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Luis Arroyo — primary (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Noland — cosponsor (person)
- Rickey R. Hendon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2008-12-30** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Luis Arroyo `filing`
- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-05** Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2009-02-05** Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- **2009-02-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-02-10** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
- **2009-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2009-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen A. Ryg
- **2009-02-10** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-02-11** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
- **2009-02-25** Removed from Short Debate Status
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
- **2009-02-25** Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 060-054-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-02-25** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading February 26, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-02-25** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Heather Steans
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2009-05-06** Do Pass Transportation; 007-001-002 `committee-passage`
- **2009-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Consideration Postponed `reading-3`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed May 20, 2009
- **2009-08-15** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
- **2010-04-13** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2010-04-13** Placed on Calendar - Consideration Postponed April 14, 2010
- **2010-04-20** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Rickey R. Hendon
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2010-04-21** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2010 `reading-3`
- **2010-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
- **2010-04-22** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Jeffrey M. Schoenberg
- **2010-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 033-015-004 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-22** Effective Date July 22, 2010
- **2010-07-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1165 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9022f600-ceb6-4acd-a3df-70107b664d42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).