Roll Call: IL HB2585 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly
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Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0507 [HB2585 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Bill Title: 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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0507 [HB2585 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
---|---|---|---|
Yea | 53 | 38 | 15 |
Nay | 1 | - | 1 |
Not Voting | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Absent | - | - | - |
TOTAL | 59 | 40 | 19 |