VEH CD-TINTED WINDOWS-EXEMPT
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the prohibition against tinted windshields and tinted side windows does not apply to vehicles owned and operated by persons afflicted with or suffering from a medical illness, ailment, or disease requiring that person to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun, including but not limited to systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus, disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, or albinism, or to vehicles used in transporting a person who lives at the same address as the registered owner and is afflicted with or suffers from such an illness, ailment, or disease, regardless of the date on which the tinted windows were installed or the tinting was applied. Deletes language providing that the exemption does not apply after January 1, 2008. Deletes language providing that a permanent exemption applies only to vehicles owned and operated by or used in transporting persons afflicted with or suffering from systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus or albinism. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue distinctive registration plates or plate stickers for the exempted vehicles (as well as for vehicles owned and operated by, or used in transporting, persons afflicted with or suffering from systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus or albinism). Provides that the Secretary shall issue the plates immediately upon receiving a physician's certification that an applicant qualifies for the plates. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
May 2007
House Passage
May 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 20, 2007
Signed Aug 16, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2007 · House Mar 20, 2007
How they voted
45–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 47
May 22, 2007
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Aug 16, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 22, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 15, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000
upper
Mar 30, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Mar 22, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 20, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2007
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (90-4-2)
house
Mar 7, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Disability Services Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 7, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Disability Services Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 7, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Disability Services Committee
lower
Feb 28, 2007
Committee
Re-assigned to Disability Services Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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