Bill Sponsors: IL HB4937 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device (rather than only prohibiting the composing, sending, or reading of electronic messages while operating a vehicle) unless the electronic communication device is used in hands-free or voice-activated mode or one of 5 other limited exceptions apply. Effective January 1, 2011.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-15 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4937 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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