Illinois House Bill 166 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2010, each school bus that is purchased new shall be equipped with seat safety belts for each passenger. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to ensure that school districts require all passengers on those buses to wear seat safety belts. Provides that except for willful and wanton conduct, a school bus driver may not be held personally liable for the failure of passengers to wear seat safety belts. Denies home rule powers. Makes a corresponding change in the Illinois Municipal Code. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State. Effective immediately.

VEH CD-SEAT BELTS-SCHOOL BUS

Rep. Luis Arroyo [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Coulson [R]	Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Louis Lang [D]
Rep. Sidney Mathias [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-20		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2009-02-20		Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2009-02-05		Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed
2009-02-05		Moved to Suspend Rule 25 Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie
2009-02-05		Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lou Lang
2009-02-04		Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee
2009-02-04		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2009-02-04		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
2009-02-04		Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. LaShawn K. Ford
2009-01-14		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-01-14		First Reading
2009-01-13		Prefiled with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=166&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB0166.htm