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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1238   </title>
<shortdesc>VEH CD-SCHOOL BUS STROBE LAMP</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Watson and William B. Black</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. Deanna Demuzio)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0319</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<reference>625 ILCS 5/12-815</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-815</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a strobe lamp on a school bus may be lighted at any time when the bus is being used as a school bus and is bearing one or more pupils (rather than only when the bus is stopped or moving very slowly under those circumstances). Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Watson</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Executive Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Re-assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/6/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee;  017-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Deanna Demuzio</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>3/27/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Rules</action>
<statusdate>3/30/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Transportation</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Do Pass Transportation;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>4/25/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading April 26, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Second Reading</action>
<statusdate>5/3/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 8, 2007</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/24/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Passed Both Houses</action>
<statusdate>6/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Sent to the Governor</action>
<statusdate>8/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Governor Approved</action>
<statusdate>8/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Effective Date August 21, 2007</action>
<statusdate>8/21/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0319</action>
</actions>
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