---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-ELECTRONIC COMM DEVICES"
description: "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."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 71"
citation: "Illinois HB 71 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 76
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2009-01-09"
last_action: "2009-08-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afb884a6-b01a-4a45-a7ca-c25d75f49934"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=71&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40059&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "8835be00b2f760393c3f6633994ece2cacfa7b3ae9a0fad7d17e26fcfa70c60b"
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 71 (96th) — VEH CD-ELECTRONIC COMM DEVICES

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.

## 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=09600HB0071&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40059&DocNum=71&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0071eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40059&DocNum=71&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB0071enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=40059&DocNum=71&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **45–6** (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **92–25** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **89–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Lauzen — cosponsor (person)
- John D'Amico — primary (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-01-09** Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2009-01-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- **2009-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-01-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-01-15** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2009-01-22** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- **2009-01-29** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- **2009-02-04** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-02-05** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- **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. Luis Arroyo
- **2009-02-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **2009-02-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-02-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-11** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-18** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- **2009-03-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-24** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-31** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2009-04-01** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2009-04-01** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-04-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2009-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2009-04-02** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- **2009-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-04-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-07** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- **2009-05-13** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson; -Murphy `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 010-000-000
- **2009-05-18** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Transportation
- **2009-05-19** Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- **2009-05-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- **2009-05-19** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Syverson-Murphy `amendment-passage`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 045-006-007 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2009-05-19** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2009-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John D'Amico
- **2009-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-000-000
- **2009-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 092-025-000
- **2009-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-06** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-06** Effective Date January 1, 2010
- **2009-08-06** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0130 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afb884a6-b01a-4a45-a7ca-c25d75f49934`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).