Illinois House Bill 2585 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1)
Status: Passed on August 16 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0507
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates an aggravated offense for driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class A misdemeanor if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. A person convicted of driving while using a video device, wireless telephone, or electronic communication device commits a Class 4 felony if in committing the violation the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person and the violation was a proximate cause of the death. Effective January 1, 2014.

AGGRAVATED DEVICE USE

Rep. Natalie Manley [D]	Rep. Linda LaVia [D]	Rep. Mike Smiddy [D]	Rep. Lawrence Walsh [D]
Rep. JoAnn Osmond [R]	Rep. Deborah Conroy [D]	Rep. Emanuel Welch [D]	Rep. John D'Amico [D]
Rep. Silvana Tabares [D]	Rep. Katherine Cloonen [D]	Rep. Anthony DeLuca [D]	Rep. Fred Crespo [D]
Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]	Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Daniel Burke [D]	Sen. Robert Martwick [D]
Rep. Maria Berrios [D]	Rep. Frances Hurley [D]	Rep. Kathleen Willis [D]	Rep. Robert Rita [D]
Rep. Sue Scherer [D]	Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Rep. Keith Farnham [D]	Rep. Martin Moylan [D]
Rep. Luis Arroyo [D]	Sen. Martin Sandoval [D]	Sen. William Haine [D]

2013-05-22 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 53 N: 1 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2013-04-17 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 107 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-16	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0507
2013-08-16	House	Effective Date January 1, 2014
2013-08-16	House	Governor Approved
2013-06-19	House	Sent to the Governor
2013-05-22	House	Passed Both Houses
2013-05-22	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 053-001-000
2013-05-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2013
2013-05-21	Senate	Second Reading
2013-05-08	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
2013-05-08	Senate	Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-002
2013-04-30	Senate	Re-assigned to Transportation
2013-04-30	Senate	Re-referred to Assignments
2013-04-24	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2013-04-18	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. William R. Haine
2013-04-18	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2013-04-18	Senate	First Reading
2013-04-17	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2013-04-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 18, 2013
2013-04-17	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2013-04-17	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-009-001
2013-04-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
2013-04-12	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
2013-04-12	House	Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Luis Arroyo
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Keith Farnham
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sue Scherer
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Rita
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kathleen Willis
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert F. Martwick
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anthony DeLuca
2013-04-11	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Katherine Cloonen
2013-04-11	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
2013-04-11	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
2013-04-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Smiddy
2013-04-11	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Deborah Conroy
2013-04-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Lawrence M. Walsh, Jr.
2013-04-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah Conroy
2013-04-10	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2013-04-10	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2013-03-20	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary; 016-000-000
2013-03-13	House	Remains in Judiciary
2013-03-13	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Judiciary; 008-006-000
2013-03-07	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
2013-03-04	House	Assigned to Judiciary
2013-02-26	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. John D'Amico
2013-02-25	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
2013-02-25	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2013-02-25	House	Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Natalie A. Manley
2013-02-21	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2013-02-21	House	First Reading
2013-02-21	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	12-604.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	12-610.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	12-610.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2585&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2585.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2585eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB2585enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/98/098-0507.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/house/09800HB2585_04172013_035000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/98/senate/09800HB2585_05222013_021000T.pdf