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type: "Bill"
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title: "CHILD PASSENGER-4-11 YEARS OLD"
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description: "Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person, when transporting a child at least 4 years of age but under 12 years of age in certain vehicles, is responsible for securing that child in seat safety belts or in a federally approved lap-and-shoulder belt system and a booster seat designed for a child weighing 40 or more pounds but not more than 80 pounds or a child less than 4 feet 9 inches in height. Provides that failure to secure the child as required does not constitute contributory negligence and is not admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
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legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
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session: "93rd"
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identifier: "SB 52"
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citation: "Illinois SB 52 (93rd)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2003-01-09"
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last_action: "2003-07-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8d17185-8c59-4c7e-bcb6-ac94e46de089"
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source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=52&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=321&SessionID=3&GA=93"
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source_hash: "d05b93594b83891ecba32b4e2eedb7d5119e3dc75d39940b057644c1ab2888bb"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
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---
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# Illinois SB 52 (93rd) — CHILD PASSENGER-4-11 YEARS OLD
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Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person, when transporting a child at least 4 years of age but under 12 years of age in certain vehicles, is responsible for securing that child in seat safety belts or in a federally approved lap-and-shoulder belt system and a booster seat designed for a child weighing 40 or more pounds but not more than 80 pounds or a child less than 4 feet 9 inches in height. Provides that failure to secure the child as required does not constitute contributory negligence and is not admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0052&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=321&DocNum=52&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0052eng&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=321&DocNum=52&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300SB0052enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=SB&LegID=321&DocNum=52&GAID=3&Session=&print=true)
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## Votes
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- Third Reading — **114–1** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **40–17** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- John J. Cullerton — primary (person)
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- Patrick Verschoore — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul D. Froehlich — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2003-01-09** Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `filing`
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- **2003-01-09** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-01-09** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-01-28** Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Munoz
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- **2003-01-29** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-19** Postponed - Transportation
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- **2003-02-19** Re-referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-19** Re-assigned to Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2003-02-27** Postponed - Judiciary
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- **2003-03-05** Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-03-05** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 6, 2003
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- **2003-03-05** Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Barack Obama
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- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton `amendment-introduction`
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- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2003-03-26** Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-03-26** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2003
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- **2003-03-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
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- **2003-03-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 009-000-000
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- **2003-04-02** Recalled to Second Reading `reading-2`
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- **2003-04-02** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton `amendment-passage`
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- **2003-04-02** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 3, 2003
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- **2003-04-03** Third Reading - Passed; 040-017-001 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-04-04** Arrived in House `introduction`
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- **2003-04-04** Chief House Sponsor Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz
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- **2003-04-04** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
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- **2003-04-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2003-04-04** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-08** Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2003-04-09** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
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- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
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- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey
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- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Verschoore
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- **2003-04-15** Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
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- **2003-04-16** Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
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- **2003-04-16** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-01** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
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- **2003-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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- **2003-05-07** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-001-000 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2003-05-07** Passed Both Houses
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- **2003-06-05** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2003-07-03** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
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- **2003-07-03** Effective Date January 1, 2004
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- **2003-07-03** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0100 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8d17185-8c59-4c7e-bcb6-ac94e46de089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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