Date	Chamber	Action
8/6/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0131

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

625 ILCS 5/12-610.1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone in a school speed zone or a construction or maintenance speed zone, except for a person engaged in a highway construction or maintenance project for which a construction or maintenance speed zone has been established when the person is using a wireless telephone in furtherance of that project.

House Floor Amendment No. 2
Changes the prohibition so that it applies "at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway" (rather than "while operating a motor vehicle") in a school speed zone or on "a highway in a construction or maintenance speed zone" (rather than in "a construction or maintenance speed zone"). Adds exceptions for specified emergency purposes and law enforcement officers or emergency vehicle operators when performing their official duties. Makes other changes.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds an exception to wireless telephone in school and construction zones prohibition for a person using a wireless telephone in voice-activated mode.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/9/2009	House	Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
1/9/2009	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black
1/14/2009	House	First Reading
1/14/2009	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/15/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
1/22/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
2/4/2009	House	Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee
2/5/2009	House	Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2/5/2009	House	Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
2/9/2009	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000
2/10/2009	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/10/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
2/10/2009	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
2/10/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2/10/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Joyce
2/10/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
2/10/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2/19/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. John D'Amico
2/19/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2/20/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2/24/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/17/2009	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/17/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted by Voice Vote
3/17/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
3/24/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland
3/31/2009	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
4/1/2009	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 090-024-002
4/2/2009	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/2/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/2/2009	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
4/2/2009	Senate	First Reading
4/2/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/22/2009	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
4/28/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
4/29/2009	Senate	Held in Transportation
5/4/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
5/4/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
5/5/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
5/5/2009	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
5/6/2009	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 010-000-000
5/6/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2009
5/7/2009	Senate	Second Reading
5/7/2009	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 12, 2009
5/19/2009	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
5/19/2009	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-007
5/19/2009	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40(a)
5/19/2009	House	Arrived in House
5/19/2009	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
5/19/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. John D'Amico
5/19/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
5/26/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Vehicles & Safety Committee
5/27/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Vehicles & Safety Committee; 005-000-000
5/28/2009	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 096-021-000
5/28/2009	House	Passed Both Houses
6/26/2009	House	Sent to the Governor
8/6/2009	House	Governor Approved
8/6/2009	House	Effective Date January 1, 2010
8/6/2009	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0131

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