Date	Chamber	Action
1/12/2011	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

625 ILCS 5/11-503.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the offense of distracted driving, which a person commits by operating a motor vehicle in violation of a law or ordinance governing the movement of vehicles while also engaging in certain activities. Provides that a law enforcement officer may charge a person with distracted driving if the officer (i) has stopped the person for any violation of a law or ordinance governing the movement of vehicles and (ii) determines that the person was driving while distracted. Specifies that distracted driving may not be recorded on a person's driving record, but requires a person who has committed distracted driving to pay an additional fine equivalent to the amount of the fine for the underlying offense that he or she committed.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/19/2009	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner
2/19/2009	Senate	First Reading
2/19/2009	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/4/2009	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
3/5/2009	Senate	To Transportation Subcommittee on Special Issues
3/13/2009	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/12/2011	Senate	Session Sine Die

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