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type: "Bill"
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title: "REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT"
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description: "Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that when any person is transporting a child in this State who is under the age of 2 years in a motor vehicle of the first division or motor vehicle of the second division weighing 9,000 pounds or less, he or she shall be responsible for properly securing the child in a rear-facing child restraint system, unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "100th"
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identifier: "HB 4377"
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citation: "Illinois HB 4377 (100th)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 70
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-01-30"
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last_action: "2018-08-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac57d915-d20f-41ad-a061-0c8aaa44cf25"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4377&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=109114&SessionID=91&GA=100"
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source_hash: "7e2ebaed06ad3568f2865136d6e0de18b5b568f812810108125691eb7dc32e34"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois HB 4377 (100th) — REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT
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Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that when any person is transporting a child in this State who is under the age of 2 years in a motor vehicle of the first division or motor vehicle of the second division weighing 9,000 pounds or less, he or she shall be responsible for properly securing the child in a rear-facing child restraint system, unless the child weighs 40 or more pounds or is 40 or more inches tall.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4377&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109114&DocNum=4377&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4377eng&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109114&DocNum=4377&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=10000HB4377enr&GA=100&SessionId=91&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=109114&DocNum=4377&GAID=14&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **106–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **55–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Cristina Castro — cosponsor (person)
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- Elgie R. Sims, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)
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- Emil Jones, III — cosponsor (person)
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- John F. Curran — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie A. Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Karen McConnaughay — cosponsor (person)
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- Laura M. Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Linda Holmes — cosponsor (person)
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- Martin A. Sandoval — cosponsor (person)
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- Neil Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Omar Aquino — cosponsor (person)
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- Pat McGuire — cosponsor (person)
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- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
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- Steven M. Landek — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-01-30** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch `filing`
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- **2018-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-01-30** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-05** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2018-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
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- **2018-02-14** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
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- **2018-02-28** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-02-28** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
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- **2018-02-28** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
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- **2018-03-06** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monica Bristow
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John Connor
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K Smith
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
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- **2018-03-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
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- **2018-03-06** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2018-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Natalie Phelps Finnie
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. LaToya Greenwood
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David S. Olsen
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- **2018-03-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 106-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Nick Sauer
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
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- **2018-03-07** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
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- **2018-03-07** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Christine Winger
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- **2018-03-09** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
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- **2018-03-09** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-09** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
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- **2018-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2018-03-09** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
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- **2018-03-13** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
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- **2018-03-14** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Terry Link
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- **2018-04-10** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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- **2018-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Omar Aquino
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- **2018-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
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- **2018-04-10** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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- **2018-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, III
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- **2018-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
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- **2018-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John F. Curran
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- **2018-04-11** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steven M. Landek
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- **2018-04-17** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
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- **2018-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro
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- **2018-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
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- **2018-04-18** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
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- **2018-04-19** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson
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- **2018-04-23** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Pat McGuire
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- **2018-04-25** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2018-05-02** Do Pass Transportation; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2018-05-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2018
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- **2018-05-03** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
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- **2018-05-16** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2018-05-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 17, 2018
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- **2018-05-23** Third Reading - Passed; 055-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2018-05-23** Passed Both Houses
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- **2018-06-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-08-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2018-08-03** Effective Date January 1, 2019
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- **2018-08-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0672 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac57d915-d20f-41ad-a061-0c8aaa44cf25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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