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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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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.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 456 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 9225 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 8927 (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).