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type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD SEAT BELTS-ALL TRUCKS"
description: "Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that any person transporting a child under the age of 8 years in any truck or truck tractor equipped with seat safety belts is responsible for securing the child in an appropriate child restraint system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "95th"
identifier: "SB 71"
citation: "Illinois SB 71 (95th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2007-01-31"
last_action: "2007-08-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2be90d9-5e3d-4768-85f9-49140bdb4efa"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=71&GAID=9&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=27285&SessionID=51&GA=95"
source_hash: "a45322400b1c8b2b7670025ca351adce8d49c1645ef3034878fe9157627498e4"
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 71 (95th) — CHILD SEAT BELTS-ALL TRUCKS
Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that any person transporting a child under the age of 8 years in any truck or truck tractor equipped with seat safety belts is responsible for securing the child in an appropriate child restraint system.
## 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=09500SB0071&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27285&DocNum=71&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0071eng&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27285&DocNum=71&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500SB0071enr&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=27285&DocNum=71&GAID=9&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **580** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1150** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
- Kevin Joyce — cosponsor (person)
- Renée Kosel — 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
- **2007-03-02** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2007-03-13** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio
- **2007-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-15** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
- **2007-03-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2007-03-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 007-000-000
- **2007-03-22** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2007-03-22** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
- **2007-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
- **2007-03-30** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2007 `reading-3`
- **2007-04-25** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2007-04-25** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **2007-04-25** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2007-04-25** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-25** Chief House Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- **2007-04-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2007-04-25** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-04-30** Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee `referral-committee`
- **2007-05-10** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2007-05-15** Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2007-05-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
- **2007-05-16** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Renée Kosel
- **2007-05-21** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2007-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2007-05-21** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- **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 January 1, 2008
- **2007-08-17** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0254 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2be90d9-5e3d-4768-85f9-49140bdb4efa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).