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type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD PASSENGER-4-11 YEARS OLD"
description: "Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person, when transporting a child at least 4 years of age but under 12 years of age in certain vehicles, is responsible for securing that child in seat safety belts or in a federally approved lap-and-shoulder belt system and a booster seat designed for a child weighing 40 or more pounds but not more than 80 pounds or a child less than 4 feet 9 inches in height. Provides that failure to secure the child as required does not constitute contributory negligence and is not admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "93rd"
identifier: "SB 52"
citation: "Illinois SB 52 (93rd)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2003-01-09"
last_action: "2003-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8d17185-8c59-4c7e-bcb6-ac94e46de089"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=52&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=321&SessionID=3&GA=93"
source_hash: "d05b93594b83891ecba32b4e2eedb7d5119e3dc75d39940b057644c1ab2888bb"
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 52 (93rd) — CHILD PASSENGER-4-11 YEARS OLD
Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person, when transporting a child at least 4 years of age but under 12 years of age in certain vehicles, is responsible for securing that child in seat safety belts or in a federally approved lap-and-shoulder belt system and a booster seat designed for a child weighing 40 or more pounds but not more than 80 pounds or a child less than 4 feet 9 inches in height. Provides that failure to secure the child as required does not constitute contributory negligence and is not admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.
## 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=09300SB0052&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=321&DocNum=52&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0052eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=321&DocNum=52&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0052enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=321&DocNum=52&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1141** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **4017** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Patrick Verschoore — 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** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-01-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-01-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Postponed - Transportation
- **2003-02-19** Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-19** Re-assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2003-02-27** Postponed - Judiciary
- **2003-03-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `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
- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2003-03-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2003
- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
- **2003-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 009-000-000
- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 040-017-001 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2003-07-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2003-07-03** Effective Date January 1, 2004
- **2003-07-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0100 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8d17185-8c59-4c7e-bcb6-ac94e46de089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).