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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH SEAT BELTS-STOPS-SEARCHES"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes language providing that law enforcement officers may not stop or search any vehicle solely on the basis of the failure of the occupants to wear seat belts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 50"
citation: "Illinois SB 50 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-09"
last_action: "2004-02-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49969382-04e4-4b4b-9793-723de8840d4e"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=50&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=319&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "16ea9891340d8e96126d6d538dde5926b8ce018bf5effb2c9e37a23b2556136d"
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 SB 50 (93rd) — VEH SEAT BELTS-STOPS-SEARCHES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Deletes language providing that law enforcement officers may not stop or search any vehicle solely on the basis of the failure of the occupants to wear seat belts.
## 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=09300SB0050&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=319&DocNum=50&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0050eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=319&DocNum=50&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0050enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=319&DocNum=50&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **3424** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **7538** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Dan Brady — cosponsor (person)
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Maria Antonia Berrios — cosponsor (person)
- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2003-01-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2003-01-09** Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2003-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-28** Sponsor Removed Sen. Dan Cronin
- **2003-02-19** Assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-02-25** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-26** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-02-27** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2003-03-04** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 009-001-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2003
- **2003-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
- **2003-03-13** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 18, 2003
- **2003-03-25** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
- **2003-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- **2003-04-03** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Louis S. Viverito
- **2003-04-03** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 034-024-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-03** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jim Sacia
- **2003-04-03** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner
- **2003-04-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-03** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 013-003-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-04-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- **2003-04-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2003-05-13** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-13** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-16** Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 23, 2003
- **2003-05-20** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-038-002 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-20** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-18** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-03** Effective Date July 3, 2003
- **2003-07-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0099 `became-law`
- **2004-02-11** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49969382-04e4-4b4b-9793-723de8840d4e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).