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| Bill | VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS-DRIVING SIGN | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that each school bus must display at the rear of the bus a sign indicating the telephone number of the owner of the school bus. Deletes language providing that the sign shall indicate that the number is to be called to report erratic driving by the school bus driver. Adds language requiring that the sign shall be in the form "TO COMMENT ON MY DRIVING, CALL (area code and telephone number of school bus owner)". Provides that existing school busses carrying the sign conforming to the former requirements are not required to update the sign to the new requirements until the school bus owner replaces the sign. Effective January 1, 2010. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 353 | Illinois HB 353 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 54 | 3 | 2009-01-27 | 2009-08-25 | openstates | ocd-bill/d87bf99a-ac90-4dd9-869a-0dcd4ae5ce19 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=353&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40557&SessionID=76&GA=96 | d4baabec96853e6296bb0b237147cabedaf41f63796f80f75e8c83d5164ae501 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 353 (96th) — VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS-DRIVING SIGN
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that each school bus must display at the rear of the bus a sign indicating the telephone number of the owner of the school bus. Deletes language providing that the sign shall indicate that the number is to be called to report erratic driving by the school bus driver. Adds language requiring that the sign shall be in the form "TO COMMENT ON MY DRIVING, CALL (area code and telephone number of school bus owner)". Provides that existing school busses carrying the sign conforming to the former requirements are not required to update the sign to the new requirements until the school bus owner replaces the sign. Effective January 1, 2010.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 54–0 (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — 115–0 (pass) · lower
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 115–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Dave Winters — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-27 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters
filing - 2009-01-27 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-27 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-04 Assigned to Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-05 Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2009-02-05 Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- 2009-02-09 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Charles E. Jefferson
- 2009-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 017-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-02-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-10 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-02-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-02-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rich Brauer
- 2009-02-11 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-02-18 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-02-18 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-18 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- 2009-02-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-18 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2009-04-29 Do Pass Transportation; 006-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-29 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- 2009-05-07 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-07 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
- 2009-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-11 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Chris Lauzen
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-12 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 009-000-000
- 2009-05-13 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 009-000-000
- 2009-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Syverson
amendment-passage - 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Lauzen
amendment-passage - 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 2
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dave Winters
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Dave Winters
- 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-20 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 015-000-000
- 2009-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Transportation, Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 015-000-000
- 2009-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 115-002-000
- 2009-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 115-002-000
- 2009-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-25 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-25 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-25 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0655
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d87bf99a-ac90-4dd9-869a-0dcd4ae5ce19. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).