Bill Text: IL HB4684 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person in a wheelchair who is secured by a restraining device for passengers with disabilities shall also wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4684 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4684-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4684 Introduced , by Rep. Emily McAsey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/12-810 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-810
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person in a wheelchair who is secured by a restraining device for passengers with disabilities shall also wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 12-810 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/12-810) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-810)
Sec. 12-810. Restraining devices for passengers who are
persons with disabilities. Each school bus which is operated
for transporting passengers who are persons with disabilities
shall be equipped with an appropriate restraining or safety
device for each such passenger. A person in a wheelchair who is
secured by a restraining device for passengers with
disabilities as required by this Section shall also wear a
properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt as required by
Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95.)