Illinois House Bill 2842 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that all new school buses put into service on or after January 1, 2014 shall be equipped with occupant seating which has passed the ASTM E1537-07 standard test method for fire testing of upholstered furniture. Provides that seating will be deemed to have failed the ASTM E1537-07 test if (1) the seat assembly exhibits a weight loss of 3 pounds or greater during the first 10 minutes of the test; or (2) the seat assembly exhibits a heat release rate of 80 kW or greater. Provides that all plastics contained in the engine compartment of all new school buses put into service on or after January 1, 2014 shall meet the Underwriters Laboratories standard for limiting flame spread. Provides that the State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this Act and that after the rules take effect, no new school bus shall be sold or offered for sale in this State unless the manufacturer has certified to the State Fire Marshal that the fire safety standards have been met.

VEH CD-FIREPROOF SCHOOL BUSES

Rep. Patrick Verschoore [D]

Sen. Antonio Munoz [D]

2013-01-03 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-04-13 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 66 N: 50 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2013-01-08	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-06	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-06	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2013-01-06	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2013-01-06	House	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2013-01-04	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 4
2013-01-04	House	Arrived in House
2013-01-03	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
2013-01-03	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
2013-01-03	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2013-01-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Adopted; Mu
2013-01-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Withdrawn by Sen. Antonio Mu
2013-01-03	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2013-01-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
2013-01-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Referred to Assignments
2013-01-03	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 4 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Mu
2013-01-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 008-005-000
2013-01-02	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As January 8, 2013
2013-01-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Executive
2013-01-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments
2013-01-02	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Antonio Mu
2013-01-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading January 3, 2013
2013-01-02	Senate	Approved for Consideration Assignments
2012-12-07	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Antonio Mu
2012-12-07	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Antonio Mu
2012-12-07	Senate	Sponsor Removed Sen. Kwame Raoul
2012-07-01	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
2012-05-30	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Kwame Raoul
2012-05-25	Senate	Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2012
2012-05-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2012
2012-05-18	Senate	Second Reading
2012-05-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 10, 2012
2012-05-09	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Executive; 014-000-000
2012-05-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2012-05-09	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. John J. Cullerton
2012-05-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
2012-05-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
2012-05-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
2012-05-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2012-05-09	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
2012-05-04	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 25, 2012
2012-05-03	Senate	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mattie Hunter
2012-05-03	Senate	Re-assigned to Executive
2011-05-13	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2011-05-10	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
2011-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
2011-04-14	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-04-14	Senate	First Reading
2011-04-14	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
2011-04-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2011-04-14	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2011-04-13	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 066-050-000
2011-04-12	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-04-12	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-16	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2011-03-16	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-16	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 007-000-000
2011-03-16	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
2011-03-15	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2011-03-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-11	House	House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2011-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2011-03-03	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-03	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore
2011-02-24	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2011-02-22	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-22	House	First Reading
2011-02-18	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	12-808.1	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2842&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842ham002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842sam001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842sam002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842sam003.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB2842sam004.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB2842_04132011_020000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB2842_01032013_013000T.pdf