VEH CD-STOPPED SCHOOL BUS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver must stop his or her vehicle before meeting or overtaking, from either direction, a school bus stopped at any location (rather than on a highway or on other specified roadways) for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2003
Committee Review
Apr 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Mar 19, 2003
Signed Jul 11, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2003 · House May 8, 2003
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 45
Mar 19, 2003
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican20
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Jul 11, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 8, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
Apr 30, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 19, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 19, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-4)
senate
Feb 19, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000
upper
Feb 6, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Feb 5, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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