SB0191
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What this bill does
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires, beginning January 1, 2027, each designated seating position in any newly purchased or leased school bus to be equipped with a combination pelvic and upper torso seat safety belt system in good operating condition and meeting all applicable federal standards. Provides that the provisions do not apply to a school bus that is legally registered in another state and displaying valid registration plates of that state if the bus is not operated in Illinois on a regular basis and the bus is operated in Illinois in connection with a cultural, tourist, athletic, or other similar activity for students enrolled in a school located outside of Illinois. Effective immediately.
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Current stage: Signed into Law · Last action 251 days ago
How does a bill become law in Illinois?
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Introduction of Bill
A member of the Senate or the House introduces a bill, which is assigned a unique identifying number (e.g., "H.B. ___" for House bills and "S.B. ___" for Senate bills). If not enacted, it must be reintroduced in the next General Assembly with a new number.
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Committee Work — Hearings
The bill goes to the appropriate committee, which holds hearings to gather expert opinions and determine the need for the legislation.
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Committee Work — Markup, Amendments, Report
The committee may make amendments to the bill. If approved, a committee report endorsing the bill is issued.
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Floor Debate
The bill is debated and can be further amended. The debate transcripts are accessible online for public viewing.
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Passage and Consideration in Second Chamber
If the bill passes in the first chamber, it moves to the second chamber for a similar review process. If both chambers approve, it goes to the governor.
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Gubernatorial Action
The governor can sign the bill into law, veto it, or take no action (resulting in an automatic law after 60 days). The type of veto can be total or amendatory. Once signed, the bill becomes a Public Act and is assigned a Public Act number.
Sponsor Context
Bills sponsored by Julie A. Morrison advance 9% more often than the chamber average.
Public Engagement
Witness slips
71 slips filed. Proponent / opponent / no position as filed with the committee.
| Name | Organization | Representing | Position | Hearing committee | Hearing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Education Policy | 2025-05-07 |
| Adriana Herrera | Advocate aurora health | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Alice Francis | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Brenda Alwerdt | RbrokenSystems.org | RbrokenSystems.org | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Christina Heath | Skokie School District 68 | Christina Heath | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Christine Frega | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Colleen D Coughlin | self | self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| David Hirsch | None | Myself | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| jill Goldstein | Concerned citizen | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Judith A Friedes-Craig | self | self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Julie babetch | Na | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Kenneth J Ashman | Ashman Law Offices, LLC | Former school board member from Deerfield Public School District 109, although representing self presently. | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Kimberly Loughlin | Self | Self- subject matter expert for Senator Morrison | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Lauren Beth Gash | LBG Law and Consulting | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Nancy Corbige | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Paige Drufovka | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Rebecca Adler | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Rita Hoover | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Ronald Thomas | Concerned Grandparents of Illinois | self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Sara Kurensky | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Seth Bankier | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Sophia Peerzada | National Transportation Safety Board | National Transportation Safety Board | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Stephanie Gayter | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Susan Dawson | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Susan M Jacobson | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-03-04 |
| Alissa Prendergast | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Angela Becker | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Ashley Knowles | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Austin James Mink | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Christine Mendez | None | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Cybil Meachem | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| David Schwartz | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Diane Hamel | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Elizabeth Conley | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Elizabeth Jones | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| ervin cheng | self | self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Ginger Pennington | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Irene Lim | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| James Hirsch | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Kathleen Hirsch | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Katlin Fitzgerald | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Kelly Przekota | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Lauren Hall | Self | NA | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Lynn Wiemeler | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Matthew Slade | Myself | Myself | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Michael Bulava | Self | self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Michael Luebbers | Illinois Freedom Civic Coalition dba Illinois Freedom Alliance | On behalf of IFCC dba IFA | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Natasha Bulava | Self | self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Nicole Cecola | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Peter Przekota | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Rachel Georgakis | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Raina Raj | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Rebecca Beveridge | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Sarah Bauer | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Sarah Surisook | None | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Siobhan Hunter | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Tammi Kozlowski | Self | Self | Proponent | Transportation | 2025-02-18 |
| Derek Stevens | IEA | IEA | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-03-18 |
| Alison Maley | Illinois Principals Association | Illinois Principals Association | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Bobby Johnson | Illinois Association of School Boards | Illinois Association of School Boards | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Chris Lowery | Chris Lowery Consulting, LLC | Illinois Association of School Boards | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Deanna Sullivan | Large Unit District Association | LUDA | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Emily Warnecke | Illinois Association of School Administrators | IASA | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Emily Warnecke | Illinois Association of School Business Officials | IASBO | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Jen Figurelli | LEND SCOPE IHSDO | LEND SCOPE IHSDO | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Michael Stevens | Illinois Association of School Boards | IASB | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Sarah Miller | Illinois Association of School Boards | IASB | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Derek Stevens | IEA | Illinois Education Association | No Position On Merits | Transportation | 2025-04-08 |
| Rev Bob Vanden Bosch | Concerned Christian Americans | Concerned Cristian Americans | Opponent | Transportation | 2025-04-29 |
Roll-call votes
Total votes and outcome per event. Deciding vote = margin of 1; those voters on the winning side could have changed the outcome by flipping.
| Date | Chamber | Type | Description | Yea | Nay | Present | NV | Outcome | Margin | Deciding voters |
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| 2025-05-07 | H | Committee | Education Policy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Passed | 12 | — |
| 2025-05-21 | H | Floor | Third Reading | 83 | 27 | 0 | 8 | Passed | 56 | — |
| S | Committee | Transportation | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Passed | 11 | — | |
| S | Floor | Third Reading | 39 | 13 | 0 | 7 | Passed | 26 | — |
Action History
43 actions recorded. Last action: 2025-08-01 — Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0075. Each action's meaning and outcome signal are classified automatically.
All actions (table)
| Date | Chamber | Action | Category | Signal |
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| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Filed with Secretary bySen. Julie A. Morrison Rule 2-7(b) | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-01-22 | Senate | Referred toAssignments Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Assigned toTransportation Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Mike Simmons Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Postponed -Transportation Senate Rule 3-11; House Rule 22 | Committee Action | — |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Do PassTransportation; 014-003-000 Rule 3-11(a)(1), Rule 3-12(a) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 20, 2025 Rule 3-12(a), Rule 4-4(7) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary bySen. Julie A. Morrison | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers toTransportation | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed -Transportation | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary bySen. Julie A. Morrison | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred toAssignments | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Added as Co-SponsorSen. Laura M. Murphy Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 9, 2025 Rule 2-10(a)(5-6) | Deadlines & Re-referrals | — |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers toTransportation | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Second Reading Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 30, 2025 Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do AdoptTransportation; 012-006-000 | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Recalled to Second Reading Rule 5-4(a) | Floor Process | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Morrison | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Third Reading - Passed;039-013-000 Rule 5-1(f) | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) | Amendment Actions | — |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Arrived in House Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Chief House SponsorRep. Bob Morgan Senate Rule 5-1(d)/4-4(9-11); House Rule 37(d)/31(10-12) | Cross-Chamber | Positive |
| 2025-05-01 | House | First Reading Senate Rule 5-1(d)/5-2; House Rule 37(d)/38 | Introduction & Filing | — |
| 2025-05-01 | House | Referred toRules Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(a) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Assigned toEducation Policy Committee Senate Rule 3-8(a); House Rule 18(b) | Committee Assignment | — |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21Education Policy Committee;Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez | Other | — |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Motion to Suspend Rule 21 - Prevailed071-038-000 Senate Rule 4-4/7-4; House Rule 31/54 | Procedural | — |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Added Alternate Chief Co-SponsorRep. Jeff Keicher Senate Rule 5-1(a); House Rule 37(a) | Co-Sponsorship | Mild + |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Do Pass / Short DebateEducation Policy Committee; 012-000-000 Senate Rule 3-11(a)(1); House Rule 22(a)(1), 52(b) | Committee Action | Positive |
| 2025-05-07 | House | Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 4-4(7-8)/5-2; House Rule 31(8-9)/38/52 | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Second Reading - Short Debate Senate Rule 3-12(a)/5-4(a); House Rule 24(a)/40(b)/52(a)(1) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-16 | House | Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate Rule 4-4(8) | Floor Process | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | House | Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed083-027-000 Senate Rule 5-1(f)/7-1/7-2; House Rule 37(f)/49/50 | Floor Vote | Positive |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Passed Both Houses Rule 8-1, Rule 8-4 | Concurrence | Positive |
| 2025-06-18 | Senate | Sent to the Governor Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-01 | Senate | Governor Approved Senate Article IX/Rules 9-1 to 9-6; House Article IX/Rules 77-82 | Governor Action | Positive |
| 2025-08-01 | Senate | Effective Date August 1, 2025 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |
| 2025-08-01 | Senate | Public Act . . . . . . . . .104-0075 Article IX | Enacted Into Law | Law |