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Bill	VEH CD-ACCIDENTS:NO CELL PHNES	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may use a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle within 500 feet of an emergency scene except for specified purposes. Adds digital photographs and video to the definition of "electronic message" in provisions prohibiting the use of electronic communication devices while operating a motor vehicle. Effective immediately.	us/states/il	Illinois General Assembly	97th	HB 5099	Illinois HB 5099 (97th)	bill		enacted		3	44	3	2012-02-07	2012-07-20	openstates	ocd-bill/7eb2bf05-c876-4c9a-bc40-7c83bc027930	http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5099&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65143&SessionID=84&GA=97	946bd76a2890dfea006afa01b5ef3063d0e6c82227af6ea369b9ad07fd7c61a3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-il

Illinois HB 5099 (97th) — VEH CD-ACCIDENTS:NO CELL PHNES

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may use a wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle within 500 feet of an emergency scene except for specified purposes. Adds digital photographs and video to the definition of "electronic message" in provisions prohibiting the use of electronic communication devices while operating a motor vehicle. Effective immediately.

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 — 62–38 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 38–17 (pass) · upper
• Concurrence — 84–30 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jerry F. Costello, II — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2012-02-07 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II filing
• 2012-02-07 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-02-07 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-17 Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee referral-committee
• 2012-02-29 Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-03-01 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II amendment-introduction
• 2012-03-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-03-06 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-06 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
• 2012-03-08 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
• 2012-03-08 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
• 2012-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
• 2012-03-09 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 062-038-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-03-21 Arrive in Senate introduction
• 2012-03-21 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 22, 2012 reading-1
• 2012-03-26 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
• 2012-03-27 First Reading reading-1
• 2012-03-27 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-11 Assigned to Criminal Law referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. William R. Haine amendment-introduction
• 2012-04-18 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
• 2012-04-18 Held in Criminal Law
• 2012-04-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
• 2012-04-26 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2012-04-26 Postponed - Criminal Law
• 2012-05-02 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
• 2012-05-02 Do Pass as Amended Criminal Law; 006-000-000 committee-passage
• 2012-05-02 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 3, 2012
• 2012-05-10 Second Reading reading-2
• 2012-05-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2012
• 2012-05-17 Third Reading - Passed; 038-017-000 reading-3, passage
• 2012-05-18 Arrived in House introduction
• 2012-05-18 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
• 2012-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
• 2012-05-24 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
• 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
• 2012-05-28 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 084-030-000
• 2012-05-28 Passed Both Houses
• 2012-06-26 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
• 2012-07-20 Governor Approved executive-signature
• 2012-07-20 Effective Date July 20, 2012
• 2012-07-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0828 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7eb2bf05-c876-4c9a-bc40-7c83bc027930. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).