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type: "Bill"
title: "VEH CD-CDL TEXTING & CELL USE"
description: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver may not use a hand-held mobile telephone or engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle. Provides exceptions. To the definition of \"serious traffic violation\", adds violations concerning texting or using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving. Defines other terms."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "97th"
identifier: "HB 5101"
citation: "Illinois HB 5101 (97th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2012-02-08"
last_action: "2012-07-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6aa57640-556e-446e-8bf9-903eae909a27"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5101&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=65149&SessionID=84&GA=97"
source_hash: "20e5121c6ef3c5a0663ed6ba94bebbfacd0d1d8b30c1b2f96b04287d5ff3e5e9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 5101 (97th) — VEH CD-CDL TEXTING & CELL USE
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver may not use a hand-held mobile telephone or engage in texting while driving a commercial motor vehicle. Provides exceptions. To the definition of "serious traffic violation", adds violations concerning texting or using a hand-held mobile telephone while driving. Defines other terms.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5101&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65149&DocNum=5101&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5101eng&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65149&DocNum=5101&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09700HB5101enr&GA=97&SessionId=84&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=65149&DocNum=5101&GAID=11&Session=&print=true)
## Votes
- Third Reading — **470** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **1070** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- John D'Amico — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2012-02-08** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico `filing`
- **2012-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-02-08** 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** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2012-03-06** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2012-03-21** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-03-22** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2012-03-22** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- **2012-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2012-03-22** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-11** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval `amendment-introduction`
- **2012-04-17** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2012-04-18** Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2012-04-18** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 19, 2012
- **2012-05-24** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2012-05-24** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 25, 2012
- **2012-05-25** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2012 `reading-3`
- **2012-05-28** Third Reading - Passed; 047-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2012-05-28** Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) `amendment-failure`
- **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 January 1, 2013
- **2012-07-20** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0829 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6aa57640-556e-446e-8bf9-903eae909a27`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).