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type: "Bill"
title: "VEHICLE CD-SCHOOL BUS INSPECT"
description: "Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that each school district in the State shall have in place, by January 1, 2008, a policy to ensure that the school bus driver is the last person leaving every school bus and that no passenger is left behind or remains on the vehicle at the end of a route, a work shift, or the work day. Establishes requirements for the policy. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 166"
citation: "Illinois SB 166 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/575c856a-e978-40af-b135-4fb680606e36"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=166&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27475&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "24de590a4c7d11a71dae765ad956521b2b0878b16ccbb93a0cd86a88c5df0ec5"
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 166 (95th) — VEHICLE CD-SCHOOL BUS INSPECT
Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that each school district in the State shall have in place, by January 1, 2008, a policy to ensure that the school bus driver is the last person leaving every school bus and that no passenger is left behind or remains on the vehicle at the end of a route, a work shift, or the work day. Establishes requirements for the policy. Effective immediately.
## 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=09500SB0166&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27475&DocNum=166&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0166eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27475&DocNum=166&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0166enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27475&DocNum=166&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **550** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Carolyn H. Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Radogno — primary (person)
- Fred Crespo — cosponsor (person)
- John A. Fritchey — cosponsor (person)
- John D'Amico — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Chapa LaVia — cosponsor (person)
- Marlow H. Colvin — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — cosponsor (person)
- Robert W. Pritchard — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Mulligan — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne Bassi — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2007-01-31** Filed with Secretary by Sen. Christine Radogno `filing`
- **2007-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-01-31** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-02-23** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- **2007-03-07** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-14** Do Pass Transportation; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-03-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 15, 2007
- **2007-03-22** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-27** Third Reading - Passed; 055-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-03-28** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-03-28** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-28** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole
- **2007-03-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-03-28** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-29** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William E. Peterson
- **2007-04-17** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
- **2007-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2007-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
- **2007-04-24** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-08** Do Pass / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 014-000-001 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-09** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne Bassi
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Rosemary Mulligan
- **2007-05-09** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Carolyn H. Krause
- **2007-05-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-18** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
- **2007-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-05-18** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Ruth Munson
- **2007-05-18** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-18** Alternate Co-Sponsor Removed Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-22** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2007-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2007-08-17** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2007-08-17** Effective Date August 17, 2007
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0260 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/575c856a-e978-40af-b135-4fb680606e36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).