---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SAFETY BELT-PASSENGER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the driver of a motor vehicle transporting a passenger who is unable, due to infirmity, illness, or age, to properly adjust and fasten a seat safety belt and is not exempted from wearing a seat safety belt to secure the passenger in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt. Effective January 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "SB 3272"
citation: "Illinois SB 3272 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-02-09"
last_action: "2010-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afb47d82-b0a0-43ad-8d37-2be923cd48e7"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3272&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=51091&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "52f0597d2acbf2c2cea2cb181dc0e3b514ff87eb5efa6c5f7c8b011fc98c6d04"
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 3272 (96th) — VEH CD-SAFETY BELT-PASSENGER

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the driver of a motor vehicle transporting a passenger who is unable, due to infirmity, illness, or age, to properly adjust and fasten a seat safety belt and is not exempted from wearing a seat safety belt to secure the passenger in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt. Effective January 1, 2010.

## 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=09600SB3272&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51091&DocNum=3272&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3272eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51091&DocNum=3272&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600SB3272enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=51091&DocNum=3272&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **82–27** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward D. Maloney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-02-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `filing`
- **2010-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-02-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-24** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Edward D. Maloney `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
- **2010-03-02** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 007-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2010-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 4, 2010
- **2010-03-09** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2010
- **2010-03-10** Third Reading - Passed; 048-000-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-03-11** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2010-04-14** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2010-04-14** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-14** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2010-04-14** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Cross
- **2010-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-04-14** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-14** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-04-21** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-22** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-04-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 082-027-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-23** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-02** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-02** Effective Date January 1, 2011
- **2010-07-02** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0991 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afb47d82-b0a0-43ad-8d37-2be923cd48e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).