Bill Amendment: IL HB2910 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: VEH CD–NO ANIMALS ON LAP

Status: 2023-03-23 - Third Reading - Short Debate - Lost 006-097-001 [HB2910 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2910-House_Amendment_001.html

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Rep. Jawaharial Williams

Filed: 3/7/2023

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2910
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2910 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 11-1433 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1433 new)
Sec. 11-1433. Animals in driver's lap.
(a) A person shall not hold an animal in the person's lap
while operating a motor vehicle. This Section does not apply
to the following motor vehicles as defined by this Code:
(1) commercial motor vehicles;
(2) farm tractors;
(3) implements of husbandry; and
(4) farm to market agricultural transportation
vehicles.
(b) A person who violates this Section is guilty of a petty

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offense and subject to a fine of $50. A violation of this
Section shall not be considered a moving violation.
(c) A violation or suspected violation of this Section by
itself does not establish probable cause for the search of a
motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger.
Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by changing Section 108-1 as follows:
(725 ILCS 5/108-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 108-1)
Sec. 108-1. Search without warrant.
(1) When a lawful arrest is effected a peace officer may
reasonably search the person arrested and the area within such
person's immediate presence for the purpose of:
(a) protecting the officer from attack; or
(b) preventing the person from escaping; or
(c) discovering the fruits of the crime; or
(d) discovering any instruments, articles, or things
which may have been used in the commission of, or which may
constitute evidence of, an offense.
(2) (Blank).
(3) A law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a
motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely
because of a violation of Section 12-603.1 of the Illinois
Vehicle Code.
(4) A violation or suspected violation of Section 11-1433

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of the Illinois Vehicle Code by itself does not establish
probable cause for the search of a motor vehicle, its
contents, the driver, or a passenger.
(Source: P.A. 93-99, eff. 7-3-03.)".