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| Bill | AGGRAVATED DEVICE USE | Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates an aggravated offense for driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class A misdemeanor if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class 4 felony if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person and the violation was a proximate cause of the death. Effective January 1, 2014. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 98th | HB 2585 | Illinois HB 2585 (98th) |
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enacted | 3 | 60 | 2 | 2013-02-21 | 2013-08-16 | openstates | ocd-bill/7e88057a-2368-4424-8ca6-bbd0fce46916 | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2585&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=74387&SessionID=85&GA=98 | 2e1e5d76126755107b55c2144584f51860faf563316d9ccd50798549f65fe291 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2585 (98th) — AGGRAVATED DEVICE USE
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates an aggravated offense for driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class A misdemeanor if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class 4 felony if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person and the violation was a proximate cause of the death. Effective January 1, 2014.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 107–9 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 53–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Natalie A. Manley — primary (person)
- William R. Haine — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2013-02-21 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
filing - 2013-02-21 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-02-21 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2013-02-25 Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Natalie A. Manley
- 2013-02-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- 2013-02-25 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- 2013-02-26 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
- 2013-03-04 Assigned to Judiciary
referral-committee - 2013-03-07 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
- 2013-03-13 Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary; 008-006-000
committee-failure - 2013-03-13 Remains in Judiciary
- 2013-03-20 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
committee-passage - 2013-03-20 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-04-10 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2013-04-10 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- 2013-04-11 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2013-04-11 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
- 2013-04-11 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
- 2013-04-11 Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
- 2013-04-11 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
- 2013-04-12 Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2013-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
- 2013-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
- 2013-04-17 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-009-001
reading-3, passage - 2013-04-17 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2013-04-17 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013
reading-1 - 2013-04-17 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
- 2013-04-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2013-04-18 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-04-18 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
- 2013-04-24 Assigned to Criminal Law
referral-committee - 2013-04-30 Re-referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2013-04-30 Re-assigned to Transportation
referral-committee - 2013-05-08 Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-002
committee-passage - 2013-05-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- 2013-05-21 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2013-05-21 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2013
- 2013-05-22 Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2013-05-22 Passed Both Houses
- 2013-06-19 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2013-08-16 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2013-08-16 Effective Date January 1, 2014
- 2013-08-16 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0507
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/7e88057a-2368-4424-8ca6-bbd0fce46916. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).