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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH SEAT BELTS-18 & UNDER"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person under the age of 19 (rather than 18) years must wear a seat safety belt while riding as passenger in a vehicle operated by a driver under the age of 18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "94th"
identifier: "SB 229"
citation: "Illinois SB 229 (94th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2005-02-02"
last_action: "2005-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c684e21e-64f7-44ba-8e32-22cfd8269144"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=229&GAID=8&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=15373&SessionID=50&GA=94"
source_hash: "e1d91b3913b0d96c29dcc11e1e5b5677766bf2d6eb4541d740b52a2000d5ec0a"
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 229 (94th) — VEH SEAT BELTS-18 & UNDER
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person under the age of 19 (rather than 18) years must wear a seat safety belt while riding as passenger in a vehicle operated by a driver under the age of 18.
## 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=09400SB0229&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15373&DocNum=229&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0229eng&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15373&DocNum=229&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09400SB0229enr&GA=94&SessionId=50&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=15373&DocNum=229&GAID=8&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **8033** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **475** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2005-02-02** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
- **2005-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-02-02** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2005-02-03** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2005-03-09** Postponed - Transportation
- **2005-03-16** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-03-16** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 17, 2005
- **2005-04-11** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2005-04-11** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 12, 2005
- **2005-04-15** Third Reading - Passed; 047-005-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-04-15** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2005-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-26** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
- **2005-04-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2005-04-27** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-04-27** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-10** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 023-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2005-05-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters `amendment-introduction`
- **2005-05-18** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2005-05-20** Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2005
- **2005-05-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2005-05-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2005-05-29** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-033-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2005-05-29** Passed Both Houses
- **2005-06-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2005-07-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2005-07-15** Effective Date January 1, 2006
- **2005-07-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 94-0241 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c684e21e-64f7-44ba-8e32-22cfd8269144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).