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Bill	VEH CD-SEAT BELTS REQUIRED	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every driver and passenger (rather than every driver, front seat passengers, and certain passengers under the age of 19) of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway of this State must wear a properly adjusted safety belt, with specified exceptions.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 219	Illinois HB 219 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	39	2	2011-01-20	2011-06-27	openstates	ocd-bill/10417a52-c501-4efb-bc99-f7647910c522	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=219&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=54828&SessionID=84&GA=97	79bd85d19710f66495687b4947917a62f5e44de2cb7126b81f81726f1bdd088b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 219 (97th) — VEH CD-SEAT BELTS REQUIRED

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every driver and passenger (rather than every driver, front seat passengers, and certain passengers under the age of 19) of a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway of this State must wear a properly adjusted safety belt, with specified 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 — 30–23 (pass) · upper
• Third Reading — 61–55 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2011-01-20 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Michael W. Tryon filing
• 2011-01-21 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-01-21 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-08 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2011-02-15 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr.
• 2011-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. amendment-introduction
• 2011-03-01 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-03-07 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; 005-001-000 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
• 2011-04-15 Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2011-05-04 Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 6, 2011
• 2011-05-04 Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2011-05-04 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2011-05-05 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 061-055-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-05 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael W. Tryon
• 2011-05-06 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2011-05-06 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
• 2011-05-06 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John J. Cullerton
• 2011-05-06 First Reading reading-1
• 2011-05-06 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-12 Assigned to Executive referral-committee
• 2011-05-13 Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2011
• 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton amendment-introduction
• 2011-05-17 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2011-05-19 Do Pass Executive; 010-005-000 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
• 2011-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 030-023-000 reading-3, passage
• 2011-05-27 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
• 2011-05-27 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 . . . . . . . . . 97-0016 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/10417a52-c501-4efb-bc99-f7647910c522. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).