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

HB4684LRB097 19388 HEP 64641 b
1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 12-810 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/12-810) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-810)
7 Sec. 12-810. Restraining devices for passengers who are
8persons with disabilities. Each school bus which is operated
9for transporting passengers who are persons with disabilities
10shall be equipped with an appropriate restraining or safety
11device for each such passenger. A person in a wheelchair who is
12secured by a restraining device for passengers with
13disabilities as required by this Section shall also wear a
14properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt as required by
15Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
16(Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95.)