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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 1694   </title>
<shortdesc>VEH CD-DISTRACTED DRIVING</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. John J. Millner</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>625 ILCS 5/11-503.5 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the offense of distracted driving, which a person commits by operating a motor vehicle in violation of a law or ordinance governing the movement of vehicles while also engaging in certain activities. Provides that a law enforcement officer may charge a person with distracted driving if the officer (i) has stopped the person for any violation of a law or ordinance governing the movement of vehicles and (ii) determines that the person was driving while distracted. Specifies that distracted driving may not be recorded on a person's driving record, but requires a person who has committed distracted driving to pay an additional fine equivalent to the amount of the fine for the underlying offense that he or she committed.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary by Sen. John J. Millner</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/19/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>3/4/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Assigned to Transportation</action>
<statusdate>3/5/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>To Transportation Subcommittee on Special Issues</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>1/12/2011</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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