---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SEAT BELTS-EXCEPTIONS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the exception to safety belt requirements does not apply to vehicles of the fire department; vehicles of the Office of the State Fire Marshal; or ambulances, unless the delivery of life-saving measures prohibits the use of a seat safety belt. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 2776"
citation: "Illinois HB 2776 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2013-02-21"
last_action: "2013-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd17172d-b670-43fb-8f6d-a6a94a9e6894"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2776&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74590&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "859cff6aa0f2576b6214d73c41c8f727dede8bf4de0e92a82651cde6cc35d2e1"
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 2776 (98th) — VEH CD-SEAT BELTS-EXCEPTIONS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the exception to safety belt requirements does not apply to vehicles of the fire department; vehicles of the Office of the State Fire Marshal; or ambulances, unless the delivery of life-saving measures prohibits the use of a seat safety belt. Effective immediately.

## 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=09800HB2776&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74590&DocNum=2776&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2776eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74590&DocNum=2776&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB2776enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=74590&DocNum=2776&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **59–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **89–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Donald L. Moffitt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2013-02-21** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt `filing`
- **2013-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-21** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-04** Assigned to Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-14** Do Pass / Short Debate Public Safety: Police & Fire Committee; 017-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-15** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
- **2013-03-15** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2013-03-21** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis
- **2013-04-11** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol A. Sente
- **2013-04-18** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-19** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dennis M. Reboletti
- **2013-04-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
- **2013-04-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-30** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-08** Postponed - Transportation
- **2013-05-10** Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-29** Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 30, 2013
- **2013-05-30** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2013-05-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 31, 2013
- **2013-05-31** Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-05-31** Passed Both Houses
- **2013-06-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2013-08-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2013-08-16** Effective Date August 16, 2013
- **2013-08-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0451 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd17172d-b670-43fb-8f6d-a6a94a9e6894`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).