---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SEAT BELTS REQUIRED"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every driver and passenger (rather than every driver, front seat passengers, and certain passengers under the age of 19) of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway of this State must wear a properly adjusted safety belt, with specified exceptions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 219"
citation: "Illinois HB 219 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-01-20"
last_action: "2011-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/10417a52-c501-4efb-bc99-f7647910c522"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=219&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54828&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "79bd85d19710f66495687b4947917a62f5e44de2cb7126b81f81726f1bdd088b"
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 219 (97th) — VEH CD-SEAT BELTS REQUIRED

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every driver and passenger (rather than every driver, front seat passengers, and certain passengers under the age of 19) of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway of this State must wear a properly adjusted safety belt, with specified 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=09700HB0219&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54828&DocNum=219&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0219eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54828&DocNum=219&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB0219enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=54828&DocNum=219&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **30–23** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **61–55** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-01-20** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon `filing`
- **2011-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-01-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-08** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-15** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2011-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-01** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-07** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2011-03-09** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-03-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-15** Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-04** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-04** Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
- **2011-05-04** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-05-05** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-055-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-05** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
- **2011-05-06** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2011-05-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-06** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-12** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-13** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-19** Do Pass Executive; 010-005-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011
- **2011-05-19** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
- **2011-05-27** Third Reading - Passed; 030-023-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2011-05-27** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-27** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-27** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-06-27** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0016 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/10417a52-c501-4efb-bc99-f7647910c522`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).