republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/96th/hb-3982.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH/VEH CD-TRANSPORT STUDENTS"
description: "Amends the School Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes a provision in the School Code that allows a school district to transport not more than 15 students to and from an interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or school-sponsored activity in a van. Provides instead that a school district transporting students in grade 12 or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does not require student participation as part of the educational services of the district and (ii) is not associated with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule or required 5 clock hours of instruction shall transport the students only in a school bus, a vehicle manufactured to transport not more than 10 persons, including the driver, or a multifunction school-activity bus manufactured to transport not more than 15 persons, including the driver; allows for a depreciation allowance claim. In the Illinois Vehicle Code, makes changes with regard to the definition of \"school bus\" and the requirement that every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in a public or private nursery, primary, or secondary school be transported in specified types of vehicles for certain activities. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2010."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "96th"
identifier: "HB 3982"
citation: "Illinois HB 3982 (96th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2009-02-26"
last_action: "2009-08-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8066269c-4f84-4817-86ff-c87d74730b5a"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3982&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=46820&SessionID=76&GA=96"
source_hash: "b0b50e2cbbbfda7b3974a106470f35f9cb66f5102e3578c6167d517a47704cc4"
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 HB 3982 (96th) — SCH/VEH CD-TRANSPORT STUDENTS

Amends the School Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes a provision in the School Code that allows a school district to transport not more than 15 students to and from an interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or school-sponsored activity in a van. Provides instead that a school district transporting students in grade 12 or below for an interscholastic, interscholastic athletic, or school-sponsored, noncurriculum-related activity that (i) does not require student participation as part of the educational services of the district and (ii) is not associated with the students' regular class-for-credit schedule or required 5 clock hours of instruction shall transport the students only in a school bus, a vehicle manufactured to transport not more than 10 persons, including the driver, or a multifunction school-activity bus manufactured to transport not more than 15 persons, including the driver; allows for a depreciation allowance claim. In the Illinois Vehicle Code, makes changes with regard to the definition of "school bus" and the requirement that every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in a public or private nursery, primary, or secondary school be transported in specified types of vehicles for certain activities. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement. Effective July 1, 2010.

## 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=09600HB3982&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46820&DocNum=3982&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3982eng&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46820&DocNum=3982&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09600HB3982enr&GA=96&SessionId=76&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=46820&DocNum=3982&GAID=10&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **51–3** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **96–19** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John D'Amico — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2009-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2009-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-03** Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-11** Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-03-11** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `amendment-introduction`
- **2009-03-11** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2009-03-16** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2009-03-17** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2009-03-17** House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2009-03-17** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2009-03-25** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
- **2009-03-25** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 096-019-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-03-26** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2009-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 30, 2009 `reading-1`
- **2009-03-27** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
- **2009-03-27** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Don Harmon
- **2009-03-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2009-03-30** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2009-04-22** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. James T. Meeks
- **2009-04-29** Do Pass Education; 007-002-000 `committee-passage`
- **2009-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2009
- **2009-05-14** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2009-05-14** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2009
- **2009-05-19** Third Reading - Passed; 051-003-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2009-05-19** Passed Both Houses
- **2009-06-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2009-08-13** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2009-08-13** Effective Date July 1, 2010
- **2009-08-13** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0410 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8066269c-4f84-4817-86ff-c87d74730b5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).