VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS STROBE LAMP
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a strobe lamp on a school bus may be lighted at any time when the bus is being used as a school bus and is bearing one or more pupils (rather than only when the bus is stopped or moving very slowly under those circumstances). Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Apr 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 27, 2007
Signed Aug 21, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2007 · House Mar 22, 2007
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 53
May 24, 2007
D
Democratic33
87% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Aug 21, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 24, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 24, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-5)
senate
Apr 25, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Mar 27, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 27, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 22, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-0-4)
house
Mar 6, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2007
Committee
Re-assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
lower
Feb 20, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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