Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 187

Bill Status of HB 187 94th General Assembly

Short Description: VEH CD-SCHOOL BUSES-SEAT BELTS

House Sponsors
Rep. Lou Lang-Sidney H. Mathias-Paul D. Froehlich, Deborah L. Graham and Sara Feigenholtz

Last Action View All Actions

Date Chamber Action
  1/9/2007 House Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
625 ILCS 5/12-807.3 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall operate a school bus manufactured after the effective date of this amendatory Act that is not equipped with seat belts for the passengers and a rooftop safety hatch. Creates an exception for buses registered in another state and not operated in this State on a regular basis. Effective immediately.

Fiscal Note (Illinois State Board of Education)
The minimum cost to add lap belts to a bus is approximately $1,065 for a 71 passenger bus. The cost to add lap-shoulder belts would be approximately $7,180. The average cost of a conventional bus is $55,000 without the addition of lap or lap-shoulder belts. There are approximately 24,280 licensed school buses in Illinois as of this date.

State Mandates Fiscal Note (Illinois State Board of Education)
The minimum cost to add lap belts to a bus is approximately $1,065 for a 71 passenger bus. The cost to add lap-shoulder belts would be approximately $7,180. The average cost of a conventional bus is $55,000 without the addition of lap or lap-shoulder belts. There are approximately 24,280 licensed school buses in Illinois as of this date.

Actions
Date Chamber Action
  1/12/2005 House Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
  1/12/2005 House First Reading
  1/12/2005 House Referred to Rules Committee
  1/26/2005 House Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
  1/26/2005 House Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
  1/26/2005 House Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
  2/1/2005 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
  2/8/2005 House Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-009-000
  2/9/2005 House Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  2/9/2005 House Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
  2/9/2005 House State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
  2/17/2005 House Fiscal Note Filed
  2/17/2005 House Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
  3/1/2005 House State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
  3/2/2005 House Second Reading - Short Debate
  3/2/2005 House Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  4/15/2005 House Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/9/2007 House Session Sine Die

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	Fiscal Note (Illinois State Board of Education)
	The minimum cost to add lap belts to a bus is approximately $1,065 for a 71 passenger bus. The cost to add lap-shoulder belts would be approximately $7,180. The average cost of a conventional bus is $55,000 without the addition of lap or lap-shoulder belts. There are approximately 24,280 licensed school buses in Illinois as of this date.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (Illinois State Board of Education)
	The minimum cost to add lap belts to a bus is approximately $1,065 for a 71 passenger bus. The cost to add lap-shoulder belts would be approximately $7,180. The average cost of a conventional bus is $55,000 without the addition of lap or lap-shoulder belts. There are approximately 24,280 licensed school buses in Illinois as of this date.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/12/2005	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Lou Lang
1/12/2005	House	First Reading
1/12/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/26/2005	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
1/26/2005	House	Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Paul D. Froehlich
1/26/2005	House	Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
2/1/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Deborah L. Graham
2/8/2005	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-009-000
2/9/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/9/2005	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
2/9/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. William B. Black
2/17/2005	House	Fiscal Note Filed
2/17/2005	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz
3/1/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed
3/2/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
3/2/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/9/2007	House	Session Sine Die