Illinois House Bill 3476

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-19 - House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language classifying motor vehicles of the first division used and registered as school buses as vehicles of the second division. In provisions concerning school bus driver permits, provides that the Secretary of State shall offer for issuance a separate permit valid only for the operation of first division vehicles being operated as school buses. Provides that the written test an applicant for a school bus driver permit must pass shall be a first division or second division written test. Requires the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Illinois State Board of Education, to develop a separate classroom course and refresher course for operation of vehicles of the first division being operated as school buses. Provides that regional superintendents of schools, working with the Illinois State Board of Education, shall offer the course. Effective July 1, 2023.

VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS PERMITS

Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Rep. Wayne Rosenthal [R]	Rep. Lamont Robinson [D]	Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar [D]
Rep. Lilian Jimenez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-04-19	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-03-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
2024-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
2024-03-20	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2024-03-20	House	Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2023-03-27	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-27	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-22	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-22	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-20	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
2023-03-16	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2023-03-16	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2023-03-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2023-03-08	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
2023-03-03	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
2023-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar
2023-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Kelly
2023-03-03	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lamont J. Robinson, Jr.
2023-03-02	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Wayne A Rosenthal
2023-02-28	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
2023-02-17	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2023-02-17	House	First Reading
2023-02-17	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	1-217	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	13-109	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	6-106.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3476&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3476.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB3476ham001.htm