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Bill	VEHICLE CODE-CELL PHONES	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person under the age of 19 years (instead of 18 years) who holds an instruction permit or a graduated license from driving on a roadway while using a wireless phone, except for emergency purposes.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	95th	SB 140	Illinois SB 140 (95th)	bill		enacted		3	35	2	2007-01-31	2007-08-21	openstates	ocd-bill/f3f8242b-23fd-489e-bb39-a8a39eb8d23d	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=140&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27417&SessionID=51&GA=95	2f59694cba86ae7cc2465f3d3acd538ccb9a10968ef9ce8a2fe95b2459186bb3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois SB 140 (95th) — VEHICLE CODE-CELL PHONES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person under the age of 19 years (instead of 18 years) who holds an instruction permit or a graduated license from driving on a roadway while using a wireless phone, except for emergency purposes.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Third Reading — 55–2 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 92–23 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
• Richard T. Bradley — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2007-01-31 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton filing
• 2007-01-31 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-01-31 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2007-02-07 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2007-02-23 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
• 2007-03-01 Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-03-01 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2007
• 2007-03-02 Second Reading reading-2
• 2007-03-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 6, 2007
• 2007-03-22 Third Reading - Passed; 055-002-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-03-22 Arrived in House introduction
• 2007-03-22 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2007-03-22 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2007-03-22 First Reading reading-1
• 2007-03-22 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2007-04-30 Assigned to Drivers Education & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2007-05-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
• 2007-05-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
• 2007-05-03 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
• 2007-05-08 Do Pass / Short Debate Drivers Education & Safety Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
• 2007-05-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-05-21 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2007-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2007-05-22 Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. John D'Amico
• 2007-05-22 Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. John D'Amico
• 2007-05-22 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
• 2007-05-24 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Richard T. Bradley
• 2007-05-24 Removed from Short Debate Status
• 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Standard Debate
• 2007-05-24 Third Reading - Standard Debate - Passed 092-023-000 reading-3, passage
• 2007-05-24 Passed Both Houses
• 2007-06-22 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2007-08-21 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2007-08-21 Effective Date January 1, 2008
• 2007-08-21 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0338 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f3f8242b-23fd-489e-bb39-a8a39eb8d23d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).