republic-os/legislation/us/states/il/99th/hb-246.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "COMMEMORATIVE DATES-SCOTTS LAW"
description: "Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates December 23 of each year as \"Scott's Law Day\" to honor public safety workers and to remind motorists to slow down, change lanes away from a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, and proceed with due regard to safety and traffic conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "99th"
identifier: "HB 246"
citation: "Illinois HB 246 (99th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2015-01-22"
last_action: "2015-07-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f38f79b-0b97-40ef-b790-bd49eb5ba961"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=246&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=83957&SessionID=88&GA=99"
source_hash: "bd0063aa187eca42ab8ecf6084fef041d77e274b75aa6cb843c95fff4618f5a5"
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 246 (99th) — COMMEMORATIVE DATES-SCOTTS LAW

Amends the State Commemorative Dates Act. Designates December 23 of each year as "Scott's Law Day" to honor public safety workers and to remind motorists to slow down, change lanes away from a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, and proceed with due regard to safety and traffic conditions.

## 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=09900HB0246&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83957&DocNum=246&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0246eng&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83957&DocNum=246&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09900HB0246enr&GA=99&SessionId=88&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=83957&DocNum=246&GAID=13&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **53–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brian W. Stewart — primary (person)
- Dave Syverson — cosponsor (person)
- Michael E. Hastings — cosponsor (person)
- Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
- Scott M. Bennett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2015-01-22** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brian W. Stewart `filing`
- **2015-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-01-23** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-01-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- **2015-01-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2015-02-03** Assigned to State Government Administration Committee `referral-committee`
- **2015-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
- **2015-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John D. Anthony
- **2015-02-04** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
- **2015-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jerry Costello, II
- **2015-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
- **2015-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael D. Unes
- **2015-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2015-02-04** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
- **2015-02-06** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Dwight Kay
- **2015-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Fine
- **2015-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
- **2015-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark Batinick
- **2015-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith R. Wheeler
- **2015-02-19** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. David Harris
- **2015-02-19** Do Pass / Short Debate State Government Administration Committee; 014-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-02-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-02-25** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2015-02-25** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2015-02-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
- **2015-02-26** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 108-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-03-03** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2015-03-03** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-03** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2015-03-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2015-03-03** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-08** Assigned to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2015-04-29** Do Pass Transportation; 016-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2015-04-29** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 30, 2015
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Thomas Cullerton
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Dave Syverson
- **2015-04-29** Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. John G. Mulroe
- **2015-04-30** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael E. Hastings
- **2015-05-05** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Scott M. Bennett
- **2015-05-06** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
- **2015-05-12** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2015-05-12** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2015
- **2015-05-14** Third Reading - Passed; 053-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2015-05-14** Passed Both Houses
- **2015-06-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2015-07-28** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2015-07-28** Effective Date January 1, 2016
- **2015-07-28** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0146 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f38f79b-0b97-40ef-b790-bd49eb5ba961`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).