Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

65 ILCS 5/11-40-2a

from Ch. 24, par. 11-40-2a

625 ILCS 5/12-807

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-807

30 ILCS 805/8.31 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires each school bus to be equipped with a seat safety belt for each passenger. Provides that a driver may not operate a school bus unless a seat safety belt is available to each passenger. 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.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 1
Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2008, 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 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.

Senate Committee Amendment No. 2
Provides that, except for willful or wanton misconduct, a school bus driver may not be held personally liable for the failure of passengers to wear seat safety belts (rather than providing that a school bus driver may not be held personally liable for that failure under any circumstances).

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
1/31/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
1/31/2007	Senate	First Reading
1/31/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/7/2007	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
3/1/2007	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
3/7/2007	Senate	Postponed - Transportation
3/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
3/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
3/9/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/13/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted
3/14/2007	Senate	Held in Transportation
3/16/2007	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

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