---
type: "Bill"
title: "AGGRAVATED DEVICE USE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates an aggravated offense for driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class A misdemeanor if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class 4 felony if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person and the violation was a proximate cause of the death. Effective January 1, 2014."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2585"
citation: "Illinois HB 2585 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e88057a-2368-4424-8ca6-bbd0fce46916"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2585&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74387&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "2e1e5d76126755107b55c2144584f51860faf563316d9ccd50798549f65fe291"
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 2585 (98th) — AGGRAVATED DEVICE USE

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates an aggravated offense for driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class A misdemeanor if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class 4 felony if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person and the violation was a proximate cause of the death. Effective January 1, 2014.

## 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=09800HB2585&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74387&DocNum=2585&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2585eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74387&DocNum=2585&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2585enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74387&DocNum=2585&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **107–9** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **53–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-02-25** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- **2013-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2013-02-25** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2013-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- **2013-03-13** Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary; 008-006-000 `committee-failure`
- **2013-03-13** Remains in Judiciary
- **2013-03-20** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-10** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2013-04-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-11** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-04-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- **2013-04-11** Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- **2013-04-12** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-12** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2013-04-12** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- **2013-04-17** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-009-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-17** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-17** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2013-04-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-18** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Criminal Law `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Re-referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Re-assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-002 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2013
- **2013-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date January 1, 2014
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0507 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7e88057a-2368-4424-8ca6-bbd0fce46916`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).