House Sponsors: CURRIE-BEAUBIEN-BRADY-FANTIN-LEITCH, ERWIN AND FEIGENHOLTZ. Short description: SEAT BELT-POLICE STOP-CHILD Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Child Passenger Protection Act, and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Amends the Vehicle Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to remove provisions that provide that no motor vehicle shall be stopped or searched by a law enforcement officer solely on the basis of violating the use of safety belts provisions of the Vehicle Code. Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that a child less than 12 (instead of 6) years of age shall be protected as required under the Child Passenger Protection Act. Removes the provision that provides that a driver transporting a child 6 years of age or more but less than 16 years of age in the front seat shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt. Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act to provide that every person transporting a child 4 years of age or older but under the age of 12 (instead of 6) shall be responsible for securing the child in a child restraint system or seat belts. Provides that every person transporting a child under the age of 12 years in a private passenger motor vehicle shall be responsible for securing the child in the back seat. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that every person, when transporting a child under the age of 12 years in a non-commercial motor vehicle of the first division, a motor vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less, or a recreational vehicle (instead of a private passenger motor vehicle), is responsible for securing the child in the back seat. Adds that this requirement applies only if the vehicle has a back seat. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (Ill. State Police) There would be no impact on the State Police agency. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 HB 1610, with H-am 1, fails to create a State mandate. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Deletes reference to: 625 ILCS 25/4a Further amends the Vehicle Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure to provide that no motor vehicle or driver or passenger of the vehicle shall be searched (rather than stopped or searched) by any law enforcement officer solely on the basis of a violation or suspected violation of the provisions concerning the use of safety belts. Further amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Removes the provision that changes the age a child needs to be in order to hold a person responsible for securing the child in a child restraint system or seat belts. Provides that every person transporting a child under the age of 4 (instead of 12) years in certain motor vehicles shall be responsible for securing the child in the back seat if the motor vehicle has a back seat. Further amends the Vehicle Code. Restores current law to provide that a child less than 6 (instead of 12) years of age shall be protected as required under the Child Passenger Protection Act, and provides that a driver transporting a child 6 years of age or more but less than 16 years of age in the front seat shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt. Provides that the fine for violating the provisions of the Vehicle Code concerning the use of safety belts is $25 if the violator pays the fine by mail. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status