VEH CD-REPORTS-RAIL FATALITIES
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that all reports involving railroad fatalities and all communications between police officers and train crew members involved in those occurrences shall not be public reports and shall be maintained by the police departments in a manner that ensures their confidentiality. Provides that these reports shall be accessible at all reasonable times upon written request to the host railroad, to the employing railroad, by court order, and to others specifically authorized by court order to obtain the information if the access is necessary in the performance of their duties. Provides that all such reports shall be accessible at all reasonable times, upon written or electronic mail request, to law enforcement officers, State's Attorneys, or Assistant State's Attorneys. Provides that communications between police officers and railroad employees of the incidents may be shared with these persons if the access is necessary in the performance of their duties.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 24, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 19, 2024
How they voted
104–0
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 117
Apr 19, 2024
D
Democratic77
88% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
69
Key actions
16
Committee
19
Amendments
8
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
lower
May 22, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
May 22, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
lower
May 21, 2024
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 21, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Executive; 012-000-000
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
lower
May 13, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 13, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ram Villivalam
lower
May 10, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 17, 2024
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
To Subcommittee on Government Operations
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 10, 2024
lower
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Executive
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 3, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 010-000-000
lower
Apr 2, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 1, 2024
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Amended
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
C.D. Davidsmeyer
RRepublican
P
Ram Villivalam
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
Co
Brandun Schweizer
RRepublican
Co
Dan Ugaste
RRepublican
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Don DeWitte
RRepublican
Co
Gregg Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Keicher
RRepublican
Co
Jil Tracy
RRepublican
Co
John Cabello
RRepublican
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