---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-WORK ZONES-CELL USE BAN"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on any section of a highway that is undergoing a construction or maintenance project (instead of on a highway in a construction or maintenance speed zone)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "SB 2488"
citation: "Illinois SB 2488 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 69
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-10-12"
last_action: "2012-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3cddfaa-6114-4914-89b0-d85728066a5e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2488&GAID=11&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=61953&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "4c0f39a917e7f29862b1d54cbc7117757a062cce2e70500bf6f98427a332cc0f"
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 2488 (97th) — VEH CD-WORK ZONES-CELL USE BAN

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on any section of a highway that is undergoing a construction or maintenance project (instead of on a highway in a construction or maintenance speed zone).

## 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=09700SB2488&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=61953&DocNum=2488&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2488eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=61953&DocNum=2488&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700SB2488enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=61953&DocNum=2488&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **79–37** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Susan Garrett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2011-10-12** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `filing`
- **2011-10-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-10-12** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-24** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-01-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-01-31** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Held in Transportation
- **2012-02-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Held in Transportation
- **2012-02-07** Held in Transportation
- **2012-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-02-23** Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-02-24** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-02-24** Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-02-27** Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-02-29** Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-02-29** Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-03-01** Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- **2012-03-06** Senate Committee Amendment No. 5 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-03-07** Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Postponed - Transportation
- **2012-03-07** Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 011-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-03-07** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 8, 2012
- **2012-03-08** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-03-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 21, 2012
- **2012-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-09** Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-22** Third Reading - Passed; 030-020-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 3 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-22** Senate Committee Amendment No. 4 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2012-03-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-03-23** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Karen May
- **2012-03-23** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2012-04-10** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2012-04-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
- **2012-04-24** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-04-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-04-26** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2012-05-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 079-037-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-09** Passed Both Houses
- **2012-06-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2012-07-20** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2012-07-20** Effective Date January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0830 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3cddfaa-6114-4914-89b0-d85728066a5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).