---
type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a school bus must contain an operating two-way radio or cellular radio telecommunication device (rather than a two-way radio only) while the school bus driver is in possession of a school bus. Provides that the prohibitions regarding the use of a wireless telephone in a school or construction zone or sending an electronic message while driving do not apply to a school bus driver while performing his or her official duties. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 5120"
citation: "Illinois HB 5120 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2010-01-27"
last_action: "2010-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/748a3a7c-a538-4e97-8bad-f43f9b957f57"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5120&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=50003&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "a1f9a1fd26af9d038089e2350e07e23675f52c214ef7dc7c563217bc2eb568aa"
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 5120 (96th) — VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a school bus must contain an operating two-way radio or cellular radio telecommunication device (rather than a two-way radio only) while the school bus driver is in possession of a school bus. Provides that the prohibitions regarding the use of a wireless telephone in a school or construction zone or sending an electronic message while driving do not apply to a school bus driver while performing his or her official duties. 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=09600HB5120&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50003&DocNum=5120&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5120eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50003&DocNum=5120&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB5120enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=50003&DocNum=5120&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **52–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chapin Rose — primary (person)
- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2010-01-27** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose `filing`
- **2010-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-01-29** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-01** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Roger L. Eddy
- **2010-02-03** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2010-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Vehicles & Safety Committee `amendment-introduction`
- **2010-02-17** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2010-02-17** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-02-17** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2010-02-23** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2010-02-23** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2010-02-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Flider
- **2010-02-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-02-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard P. Myers
- **2010-03-02** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2010-03-02** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-02** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2010-03-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2010-03-02** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-12** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James A. DeLeo
- **2010-03-17** Assigned to Executive `referral-committee`
- **2010-03-23** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
- **2010-04-15** Do Pass Executive; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2010-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2010
- **2010-04-21** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2010-04-27** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2010-04-27** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 28, 2010
- **2010-04-29** Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2010-04-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2010-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2010-07-16** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2010-07-16** Effective Date July 16, 2010
- **2010-07-16** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1066 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/748a3a7c-a538-4e97-8bad-f43f9b957f57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).