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| Bill | VEH CD-ELECTRONIC COMM DEVICES | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message. Provides that a violation is an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. Sets forth exceptions. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 71 | Illinois HB 71 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 76 | 3 | 2009-01-09 | 2009-08-06 | openstates | ocd-bill/afb884a6-b01a-4a45-a7ca-c25d75f49934 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=71&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=40059&SessionID=76&GA=96 | 8835be00b2f760393c3f6633994ece2cacfa7b3ae9a0fad7d17e26fcfa70c60b | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 71 (96th) — VEH CD-ELECTRONIC COMM DEVICES
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device to compose, send, or read an electronic message. Provides that a violation is an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. Sets forth exceptions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 45–6 (pass) · upper
- Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 92–25 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 89–27 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Chris Lauzen — cosponsor (person)
- John D'Amico — primary (person)
- John J. Millner — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maggie Crotty — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-01-09 Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
filing - 2009-01-09 Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
- 2009-01-14 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-01-14 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-01-15 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- 2009-01-22 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
- 2009-01-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Thomas Holbrook
- 2009-02-04 Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-05 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Al Riley
- 2009-02-05 Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
- 2009-02-05 Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
- 2009-02-09 Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-02-10 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-02-10 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2009-02-10 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
- 2009-02-24 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-02-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd 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 - 2009-03-11 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-11 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-16 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-03-18 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Greg Harris
- 2009-03-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-30 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- 2009-04-01 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
- 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 089-027-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2009-04-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
- 2009-04-02 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
- 2009-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2009-04-29 Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000
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
- 2009-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
- 2009-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2009-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Lauzen
- 2009-05-13 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John J. Millner
- 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Dave Syverson; -Murphy
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
amendment-introduction - 2009-05-17 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation
- 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 010-000-000
- 2009-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Held in Transportation
- 2009-05-19 Sponsor Removed Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
- 2009-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2009-05-19 Recalled to Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Syverson-Murphy
amendment-passage - 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
- 2009-05-19 Third Reading - Passed; 045-006-007
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
amendment-failure - 2009-05-19 Arrived in House
introduction - 2009-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
- 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John D'Amico
- 2009-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-26 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Vehicles & Safety Committee
referral-committee - 2009-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-000-000
- 2009-05-28 Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 092-025-000
- 2009-05-28 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-26 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-06 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-06 Effective Date January 1, 2010
- 2009-08-06 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0130
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/afb884a6-b01a-4a45-a7ca-c25d75f49934. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).