VEH CD-SEAT BELTS-SCHOOL BUS Senate SponsorsSen. Ira I. Silverstein 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die 65 ILCS 5/11-40-2afrom Ch. 24, par. 11-40-2a625 ILCS 5/12-807from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-80730 ILCS 805/8.31 newAmends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires each school bus to be equipped with a seat safety belt for each passenger. Provides that a driver may not operate a school bus unless a seat safety belt is available to each passenger. Denies home rule powers. Makes a corresponding change in the Illinois Municipal Code. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2008, each school bus that is purchased new shall be equipped with seat safety belts for each passenger. Provides that the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to ensure that school districts require all passengers on those buses to wear seat safety belts. Provides that a school bus driver may not be held personally liable for the failure of passengers to wear seat safety belts. Denies home rule powers. Makes a corresponding change in the Illinois Municipal Code. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.Senate Committee Amendment No. 2 Provides that, except for willful or wanton misconduct, a school bus driver may not be held personally liable for the failure of passengers to wear seat safety belts (rather than providing that a school bus driver may not be held personally liable for that failure under any circumstances). 1/31/2007SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 1/31/2007SenateFirst Reading 1/31/2007SenateReferred to Rules 2/7/2007SenateAssigned to Transportation 3/1/2007SenatePostponed - Transportation 3/7/2007SenatePostponed - Transportation 3/9/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 3/9/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/9/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 3/9/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules 3/13/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation 3/13/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation 3/13/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2007SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted 3/14/2007SenateHeld in Transportation 3/16/2007SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Rules 1/13/2009SenateSession Sine Die