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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 6, 2006 | IL | SB 3053 | Bond Authorization | Bill Failed - Senate (32 - 26) |
May 2, 2006 | IL | SB 2872 | Local Government Facility Lease Act | Bill Passed - House (65 - 46) |
March 28, 2007 | IL | HB 1100 | Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens | Bill Passed - House (60 - 56) |
March 29, 2007 | IL | HB 1769 | Smoking Ban in Vehicles | Bill Failed - House (18 - 91) |
Feb. 28, 2007 | IL | HB 408 | Mandating New Driver Signs For Minors | Bill Passed - House (74 - 39) |
Sept. 18, 2007 | IL | HB 2035 | Gaming Expansion to Fund Infrastructure and Social Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 15) |
Oct. 10, 2007 | IL | SB 540 | Truck Speed Limit Increase | Veto Override Failed - House (57 - 53) |
Oct. 2, 2007 | IL | SB 540 | Truck Speed Limit Increase | Veto Override Passed - Senate (39 - 10) |
Nov. 28, 2007 | IL | SB 307 | Regional Transportation Authority Funding | Bill Failed - House (57 - 53) |
Jan. 10, 2008 | IL | HB 656 | Transportation Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 51) |
Jan. 10, 2008 | IL | HB 656 | Transportation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 25) |
Jan. 17, 2008 | IL | HB 656 | Providing Free Public Transportation for Senior Citizens | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 19) |
Jan. 17, 2008 | IL | HB 656 | Providing Free Public Transportation for Senior Citizens | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 47) |
April 17, 2008 | IL | SB 2063 | South Suburban Airport Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 7) |
May 27, 2008 | IL | HB 5288 | Expand Use of Red Light Cameras | Bill Failed - Senate (26 - 24) |
March 18, 2009 | IL | HB 442 | Expanding Red-Light Traffic Camera Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (68 - 47) |
April 1, 2009 | IL | HB 71 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - House (89 - 27) |
May 19, 2009 | IL | HB 72 | Cell Phone Ban in School Speed Zones and Construction Zones | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
April 1, 2009 | IL | HB 72 | Cell Phone Ban in School Speed Zones and Construction Zones | Bill Passed - House (90 - 24) |
Feb. 24, 2010 | IL | HB 4654 | Limiting Free Mass Transit for Seniors | Bill Passed - House (83 - 27) |
May 5, 2010 | IL | SB 3695 | Streetgang-Related Crime Fund Changes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
May 20, 2011 | IL | HB 1091 | Public-Private Transportation Partnership | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12) |
May 28, 2011 | IL | HB 1091 | Public-Private Transportation Partnership | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 40) |
May 31, 2011 | IL | SB 1652 | Smart Grid Technology | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 24) |
May 30, 2011 | IL | SB 1652 | Smart Grid Technology | Bill Passed - House (67 - 47) |
Nov. 9, 2011 | IL | SB 965 | Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities | Bill Passed - House (64 - 50) |
Oct. 26, 2011 | IL | SB 965 | Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 24) |
May 31, 2012 | IL | SB 1566 | Increases License Plate Fees | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (33 - 21) |
May 31, 2012 | IL | SB 1566 | Increases License Plate Fees | Bill Passed - House (61 - 56) |
Jan. 8, 2013 | IL | SB 957 | Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (65 - 46) |
Dec. 4, 2012 | IL | SB 957 | Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 14) |
May 28, 2013 | IL | HB 1247 | Prohibits Using a Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 48) |
May 23, 2013 | IL | HB 1247 | Prohibits Using a Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 20) |
March 1, 2013 | IL | HB 1247 | Prohibits Using a Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving | Bill Passed - House (64 - 46) |
April 24, 2013 | IL | SB 923 | Authorizes the Use of Traffic Cameras on School Buses | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
May 22, 2013 | IL | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 41) |
May 21, 2013 | IL | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Veto Override Passed - Senate (44 - 11) |
March 21, 2013 | IL | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Bill Passed - House (86 - 28) |
March 14, 2013 | IL | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 9) |
May 22, 2013 | IL | SB 2356 | Increases Speed Limit on Non-Urban Highways | Bill Passed - House (85 - 30) |
May 15, 2014 | IL | HB 4075 | Establishes Standards for Ridesharing Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 8) |
April 10, 2014 | IL | HB 4075 | Establishes Standards for Ridesharing Companies | Bill Passed - House (80 - 26) |
March 27, 2014 | IL | HB 4442 | Requires Law Enforcement Officers to Record Ethnicity During Traffic Stops | Bill Passed - House (63 - 46) |
Feb. 5, 2015 | IL | SB 11 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 18) |
April 11, 2019 | IL | HB 1633 | Prohibits Infrastructure-Related Protests | Bill Passed - House (77 - 28) |
May 29, 2019 | IL | HB 62 | Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs | Bill Passed - House (76 - 39) |
May 29, 2019 | IL | HB 2276 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 10) |
March 28, 2019 | IL | HB 2276 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - House (78 - 20) |
April 11, 2019 | IL | HB 1690 | Amends Criminal Record Expungement Law | Bill Passed - House (69 - 36) |
Oct. 29, 2019 | IL | SB 1786 | Prohibits License Suspension for Unpaid Parking Tickets | Bill Passed - House (88 - 27) |
March 28, 2019 | IL | SB 1786 | Prohibits License Suspension for Unpaid Parking Tickets | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10) |
May 17, 2023 | IL | HB 2231 | Requires Ride Share Companies like Uber and Lyft be Liable for Accidents | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 38) |
May 4, 2023 | IL | HB 2231 | Requires Ride Share Companies like Uber and Lyft be Liable for Accidents | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 18) |
May 11, 2023 | IL | SB 1526 | Requires Department of Transportation Develop a Mobile App to Provide Traffic Updates | Bill Passed - House (69 - 40) |
May 17, 2023 | IL | HB 2531 | Establishes a South Suburban Airport in Peotone | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 20) |
March 21, 2023 | IL | HB 2531 | Establishes a South Suburban Airport in Peotone | Bill Passed - House (72 - 40) |
May 24, 2023 | IL | HB 3882 | Authorizes Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain a Standardized Illinois Driver's License | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18) |
March 23, 2023 | IL | HB 3882 | Authorizes Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain a Standardized Illinois Driver's License | Bill Passed - House (67 - 35) |
Date | No. | Title | Outcome |
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4/06 | SB 3053 | Bond Authorization | Bill Failed - Senate (32 - 26) |
5/02 | SB 2872 | Local Government Facility Lease Act | Bill Passed - House (65 - 46) |
3/28 | HB 1100 | Driver's Certificates for Non-Citizens | Bill Passed - House (60 - 56) |
3/29 | HB 1769 | Smoking Ban in Vehicles | Bill Failed - House (18 - 91) |
2/28 | HB 408 | Mandating New Driver Signs For Minors | Bill Passed - House (74 - 39) |
9/18 | HB 2035 | Gaming Expansion to Fund Infrastructure and Social Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 15) |
10/10 | SB 540 | Truck Speed Limit Increase | Veto Override Failed - House (57 - 53) |
10/02 | SB 540 | Truck Speed Limit Increase | Veto Override Passed - Senate (39 - 10) |
11/28 | SB 307 | Regional Transportation Authority Funding | Bill Failed - House (57 - 53) |
1/10 | HB 656 | Transportation Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (62 - 51) |
1/10 | HB 656 | Transportation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 25) |
1/17 | HB 656 | Providing Free Public Transportation for Senior Citizens | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 19) |
1/17 | HB 656 | Providing Free Public Transportation for Senior Citizens | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (61 - 47) |
4/17 | SB 2063 | South Suburban Airport Authority | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 7) |
5/27 | HB 5288 | Expand Use of Red Light Cameras | Bill Failed - Senate (26 - 24) |
3/18 | HB 442 | Expanding Red-Light Traffic Camera Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (68 - 47) |
4/01 | HB 71 | Prohibiting Text Messaging While Driving | Bill Passed - House (89 - 27) |
5/19 | HB 72 | Cell Phone Ban in School Speed Zones and Construction Zones | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 16) |
4/01 | HB 72 | Cell Phone Ban in School Speed Zones and Construction Zones | Bill Passed - House (90 - 24) |
2/24 | HB 4654 | Limiting Free Mass Transit for Seniors | Bill Passed - House (83 - 27) |
5/05 | SB 3695 | Streetgang-Related Crime Fund Changes | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 20) |
5/20 | HB 1091 | Public-Private Transportation Partnership | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12) |
5/28 | HB 1091 | Public-Private Transportation Partnership | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 40) |
5/31 | SB 1652 | Smart Grid Technology | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 24) |
5/30 | SB 1652 | Smart Grid Technology | Bill Passed - House (67 - 47) |
11/09 | SB 965 | Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities | Bill Passed - House (64 - 50) |
10/26 | SB 965 | Authorizing Speed Cameras in Certain Cities | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 24) |
5/31 | SB 1566 | Increases License Plate Fees | Concurrence Vote Failed - Senate (33 - 21) |
5/31 | SB 1566 | Increases License Plate Fees | Bill Passed - House (61 - 56) |
1/08 | SB 957 | Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - House (65 - 46) |
12/04 | SB 957 | Authorizes Temporary Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (41 - 14) |
5/28 | HB 1247 | Prohibits Using a Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 48) |
5/23 | HB 1247 | Prohibits Using a Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 20) |
3/01 | HB 1247 | Prohibits Using a Hand-Held Cell Phone While Driving | Bill Passed - House (64 - 46) |
4/24 | SB 923 | Authorizes the Use of Traffic Cameras on School Buses | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 12) |
5/22 | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Veto Override Passed - House (71 - 41) |
5/21 | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Veto Override Passed - Senate (44 - 11) |
3/21 | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Bill Passed - House (86 - 28) |
3/14 | SB 9 | Increases Utility Rates | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 9) |
5/22 | SB 2356 | Increases Speed Limit on Non-Urban Highways | Bill Passed - House (85 - 30) |
5/15 | HB 4075 | Establishes Standards for Ridesharing Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 8) |
4/10 | HB 4075 | Establishes Standards for Ridesharing Companies | Bill Passed - House (80 - 26) |
3/27 | HB 4442 | Requires Law Enforcement Officers to Record Ethnicity During Traffic Stops | Bill Passed - House (63 - 46) |
2/05 | SB 11 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 18) |
4/11 | HB 1633 | Prohibits Infrastructure-Related Protests | Bill Passed - House (77 - 28) |
5/29 | HB 62 | Appropriates $45 Billion for Infrastructure Repairs | Bill Passed - House (76 - 39) |
5/29 | HB 2276 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 10) |
3/28 | HB 2276 | Prohibits Smoking in a Vehicle with Minors Present | Bill Passed - House (78 - 20) |
4/11 | HB 1690 | Amends Criminal Record Expungement Law | Bill Passed - House (69 - 36) |
10/29 | SB 1786 | Prohibits License Suspension for Unpaid Parking Tickets | Bill Passed - House (88 - 27) |
3/28 | SB 1786 | Prohibits License Suspension for Unpaid Parking Tickets | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 10) |
5/17 | HB 2231 | Requires Ride Share Companies like Uber and Lyft be Liable for Accidents | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 38) |
5/04 | HB 2231 | Requires Ride Share Companies like Uber and Lyft be Liable for Accidents | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 18) |
5/11 | SB 1526 | Requires Department of Transportation Develop a Mobile App to Provide Traffic Updates | Bill Passed - House (69 - 40) |
5/17 | HB 2531 | Establishes a South Suburban Airport in Peotone | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 20) |
3/21 | HB 2531 | Establishes a South Suburban Airport in Peotone | Bill Passed - House (72 - 40) |
5/24 | HB 3882 | Authorizes Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain a Standardized Illinois Driver's License | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 18) |
3/23 | HB 3882 | Authorizes Undocumented Immigrants to Obtain a Standardized Illinois Driver's License | Bill Passed - House (67 - 35) |