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Bill	VEH CD-RIDING IN CARGO AREAS	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may occupy a vehicle or the cargo area of a second division vehicle while it is being towed upon a public highway. Creates an exemption when the vehicle does not exceed 15 miles per hour and is used in connection with a parade or farming activity, or if the speed does not exceed 15 miles per hour and the passenger is over 18.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 1315	Illinois HB 1315 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	45	3	2011-02-09	2011-06-27	openstates	ocd-bill/9188b26e-18d4-42ca-8f0d-0712420cb7e4	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1315&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=57601&SessionID=84&GA=97	9328dca157c8c916c134f346121fafd10c0cbff963d7779486705cd620a7005b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 1315 (97th) — VEH CD-RIDING IN CARGO AREAS

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may occupy a vehicle or the cargo area of a second division vehicle while it is being towed upon a public highway. Creates an exemption when the vehicle does not exceed 15 miles per hour and is used in connection with a parade or farming activity, or if the speed does not exceed 15 miles per hour and the passenger is over 18.

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 — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Concurrence — 107–0 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 42–4 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• John D'Amico — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-02-09 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico filing
• 2011-02-09 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-02-09 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-14 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-08 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
• 2011-03-09 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2011-03-09 Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-03-09 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-17 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2011-03-17 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-03-29 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
• 2011-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
• 2011-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Zalewski
• 2011-03-30 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-03-30 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 31, 2011 reading-1
• 2011-04-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson
• 2011-04-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-04-07 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-04-27 Assigned to Transportation referral-committee
• 2011-05-05 Postponed - Transportation
• 2011-05-10 Postponed - Transportation
• 2011-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-11 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-13 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
• 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(c-1) - Referred to Transportation referral-committee
• 2011-05-19 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2011-05-19 Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2011-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2011
• 2011-05-19 Second Reading reading-2
• 2011-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 20, 2011
• 2011-05-20 Third Reading - Passed; 042-004-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-20 Arrived in House introduction
• 2011-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2011-05-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John D'Amico
• 2011-05-20 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-001-000
• 2011-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
• 2011-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2011-06-24 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2011-06-27 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2011-06-27 Effective Date January 1, 2012
• 2011-06-27 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0017 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9188b26e-18d4-42ca-8f0d-0712420cb7e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).