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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-VIDEO CONFERENCING"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device, including using an electronic communication device to participate in any video conferencing application or to access any social media site. Excludes the exemptions that permit a driver to use an electronic communication device in hands-free or voice-operated mode or by pressing a single button to activate or terminate a voice communication when a person is using the electronic communication device to watch or stream video, participate in any video conferencing application, or access any social media site."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "103rd"
identifier: "HB 2431"
citation: "Illinois HB 2431 (103rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Javier L. Cervantes", "Michael J. Kelly"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-14"
last_action: "2023-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c19d376d-173d-425f-9a37-5482aa025056"
source_url: "https://beta.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=2431&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=147512&SessionID=112"
source_hash: "0bf978e7220f7d851c0f04c59db3725698587b4a0e6e64b3049d3f555481f582"
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 2431 (103rd) — VEH CD-VIDEO CONFERENCING
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device, including using an electronic communication device to participate in any video conferencing application or to access any social media site. Excludes the exemptions that permit a driver to use an electronic communication device in hands-free or voice-operated mode or by pressing a single button to activate or terminate a voice communication when a person is using the electronic communication device to watch or stream video, participate in any video conferencing application, or access any social media site.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2431.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2431eng.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://beta.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/103/HB/PDF/10300HB2431enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Transportation: Vehicles & Safety — **110** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **560** (pass) · lower
- Transportation — **170** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **1110** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Javier L. Cervantes — primary (person)
- Michael J. Kelly — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Mary Edly-Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Michael W. Halpin — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Kifowit — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-02-14** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. `filing`
- **2023-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2023-02-28** Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
- **2023-03-08** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
- **2023-03-17** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- **2023-03-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2023-03-23** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Michael J. Kelly
- **2023-03-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2023-03-23** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-03-27** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
- **2023-03-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Referred to Assignments
- **2023-04-12** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Do Pass Transportation; 017-000-000
- **2023-04-19** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 20, 2023 `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 25, 2023
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin
- **2023-04-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2023-05-10** Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-10** Passed Both Houses
- **2023-06-08** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2024
- **2023-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0310 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c19d376d-173d-425f-9a37-5482aa025056`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).