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SB 52 Illinois Senate · 93rd Regular Session

CHILD PASSENGER-4-11 YEARS OLD

Summary
Amends the Child Passenger Protection Act. Provides that every person, when transporting a child at least 4 years of age but under 12 years of age in certain vehicles, is responsible for securing that child in seat safety belts or in a federally approved lap-and-shoulder belt system and a booster seat designed for a child weighing 40 or more pounds but not more than 80 pounds or a child less than 4 feet 9 inches in height. Provides that failure to secure the child as required does not constitute contributory negligence and is not admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
Apr 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Apr 4, 2003 Signed Jul 3, 2003
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2003 · House May 7, 2003

How they voted

36–15
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
Apr 3, 2003
D Democratic28
23 Yea 3 Nay 2
82% Yea
R Republican25
13 Yea 12 Nay
52% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Jul 3, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 7, 2003
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 7, 2003
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-1-2)
house
Apr 16, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee; 016-000-000
lower
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 3, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-15-2)
senate
Apr 2, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Cullerton
upper
Mar 27, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 009-000-000
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 26, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Cullerton
upper
Mar 5, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 010-000-000
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Re-assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 19, 2003
Committee
Re-referred to Rules
upper
Jan 29, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Jan 9, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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