---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD VIDEO DEVICES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a vehicle if a device capable of displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications is operating and is located in the vehicle in a position where the moving images are visible to the driver while the vehicle is in motion."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 3403"
citation: "Illinois HB 3403 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2011-02-24"
last_action: "2011-08-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ed8139f-38d0-4812-8204-7142e03ed474"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3403&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=60789&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "d468b97fcdc3bdc49a9a42522cff2da11c4387b7fb1f5ecfb56aaab924ce02cd"
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 3403 (97th) — VEH CD VIDEO DEVICES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a vehicle if a device capable of displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications is operating and is located in the vehicle in a position where the moving images are visible to the driver while the vehicle is in motion.

## 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=09700HB3403&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60789&DocNum=3403&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3403eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60789&DocNum=3403&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB3403enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=60789&DocNum=3403&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Robert Rita — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-02-24** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `filing`
- **2011-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-02-24** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-02-28** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-09** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `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
- **2011-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-03-29** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-03-30** Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-30** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-03-30** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
- **2011-03-31** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-04-06** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-08** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-08** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-04-11** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2011-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2011-04-12** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-04-12** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2011-04-12** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 13, 2011 `reading-1`
- **2011-04-13** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
- **2011-04-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-14** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-27** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-05** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2011-05-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
- **2011-05-06** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
- **2011-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi `amendment-introduction`
- **2011-05-11** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-17** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2011-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- **2011-05-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-05-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Wilhelmi `amendment-passage`
- **2011-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- **2011-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 042-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2011-05-23** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2011-05-23** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Robert Rita
- **2011-05-24** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
- **2011-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 106-000-000
- **2011-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2011-06-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2011-08-22** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2011-08-22** Effective Date January 1, 2012
- **2011-08-22** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0499 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3ed8139f-38d0-4812-8204-7142e03ed474`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).