Illinois House Bill 1295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on July 28 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-07-28 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0208
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires interstate Commercial Driver's License (CDL) holders subject to the physical qualification requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to provide a current original or copy of their medical examiner's certificate or medical variance to the Secretary of State prior to the issuance of a new, renewed, upgraded or transferred CDL. Provides that the Secretary is authorized to cancel the CDL of any person who fails to submit or submits a fraudulent medical examiner's certificate. Defines terms. Provides that a commercial motor vehicle may not be operated unless the driver has in his or her possession a copy of his or her medical variance, if one is required by law. Provides that no person shall be issued a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL unless the person certifies to the Secretary one of the following types of driving operations in which he or she will be engaged: (i) non-excepted interstate; (ii) non-excepted intrastate; (iii) excepted interstate; or (iv) excepted intrastate. Provides persons who hold a commercial driver instruction permit or CDL on January 30, 2012 must self-certify to the Secretary one of the above-mentioned classifications no later than January 30, 2014. Contains reporting requirements applicable to the Secretary. Provides that a driver's certification status shall become non-certified within 10 calendar days of the expiration of a medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both and that failure to provide an updated medical examiner's certificate or medical variance or both within 60 calendar days of a driver's medical certification status becoming non-certified shall result in cancellation of the CDL. Effective January 1, 2012.

VEH CD-SOS-CDL-MEDICAL CARD

Rep. Brandon Phelps [D]

Sen. John Sullivan [D]

2011-05-12 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 56 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-03 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-07-28	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0208
2011-07-28	House	Effective Date January 1, 2012
2011-07-28	House	Governor Approved
2011-06-10	House	Sent to the Governor
2011-05-12	House	Passed Both Houses
2011-05-12	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
2011-05-06	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 10, 2011
2011-05-06	Senate	Second Reading
2011-05-05	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 6, 2011
2011-05-05	Senate	Do Pass Transportation; 008-000-000
2011-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
2011-03-14	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-03-14	Senate	First Reading
2011-03-11	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
2011-03-09	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading March 10, 2011
2011-03-09	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2011-03-03	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
2011-02-24	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-24	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-23	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-02-23	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-000-000
2011-02-14	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2011-02-09	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-09	House	First Reading
2011-02-08	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	6-201	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-500	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-507	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-508	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-508.1	New Code	See Bill Text
625	5	6-513	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-519	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1295&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1295.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1295eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1295enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0208.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB1295_03032011_017000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB1295_05122011_028000T.pdf