Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3377

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a school district or a school bus company under contract with a school district shall not operate a Type I or Type II school bus manufactured after the effective date of the bill unless the bus is equipped with a set of 3-point seat belts or any other federally approved restraint system under 49 CFR 571.222 in good operating condition for each passenger seat and a rooftop safety hatch. Provides that the provision shall not apply to a school bus that is legally registered in another state and displaying valid registration plates of that state if the bus is not operated in Illinois on a regular basis and the bus is operated in Illinois in connection with a cultural, tourist, athletic, or other similar activity for students enrolled in a school located outside of Illinois. Provides that nothing in the provision shall make a school district or a school bus company liable for a passenger's failure to properly adjust or fasten a seat belt or other restraint system. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/9/2017	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
2/10/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
2/10/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
2/10/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2/10/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2/10/2017	House	First Reading
2/10/2017	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/15/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2/15/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
2/16/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John M. Cabello
2/22/2017	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2/24/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
2/24/2017	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. John C. D'Amico
2/24/2017	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
2/24/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
2/24/2017	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2/24/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
2/24/2017	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2/24/2017	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
3/8/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
3/8/2017	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-003-000
3/8/2017	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/9/2017	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Tom Demmer
3/9/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/9/2017	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
3/10/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deb Conroy
3/10/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
3/14/2017	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/14/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sam Yingling
3/21/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
3/21/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/22/2017	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
3/22/2017	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joe Sosnowski
4/26/2017	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/26/2017	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/28/2017	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

	Fiscal Note (Dept. of Transportation)
	This bill does not have a fiscal impact on the Department' s revenues or expenditures. This law requires school buses to have 3-point seat belts or any other federally approved restraint system under 49 CRF 571.222. The Department already has the school bus inspection process in place and this would not require an increase in expenditures for the program.