OHARE DRIVER SAFE-DEFINITIONS
Summary
Amends the O'Hare Driver Safety Act. Defines "Department" as the Illinois Department of Transportation. In a provision prohibition stopping or standing within one-half mile of O'Hare International Airport, provides that "traffic route" refers to all routes within the defined radii, including routes that are under the jurisdiction or partial jurisdiction of the Department. Effective immediately.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Apr 8, 2025
Signed Aug 15, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2025 · House Apr 7, 2025
How they voted
47–9
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 22, 2025
D
Democratic39
97% Yea
R
Republican19
47% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Aug 15, 2025
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 048-009-000
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 014-000-000
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-000-000
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Brad Stephens
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Stephens
RRepublican
P
Rob Martwick
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
Co
Marti Deuter
DDemocratic
Co
Marty Moylan
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Hanson
DDemocratic
Co
Michael Kelly
DDemocratic
Co
Seth Lewis
RRepublican
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