Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HB3175: VEH CD-PASSING SCHOOL BUS
Status: Signed into law, July 24, 2026
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, for each violation of a provision of the Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system, the county or municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the vehicle who shall be liable for the violation unless otherwise provided. Provides that the notice shall be delivered to the registered vehicle owner within 30 days after the municipality or county confirms the identity of the owner of the vehicle (rather than 30 days after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the owner of the vehicle), but in no event later than 90 days after the violation. Provides that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a school bus was stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils and the visual signals were in operation on the school bus when recorded images produced by an automated traffic law enforcement system show: (1) an activated stop signal arm; and (2) an electronic indicator indicating activation of school bus visual signals. Provides that the motor vehicle owner is subject to a mandatory civil penalty of $300 (rather than a penalty not exceeding $150) for a first time violation or $1,000 (rather than a penalty not exceeding $500) for a second or subsequent violation.
What the bill says
An act concerning transportation.
From the engrossed text, March 25, 2025:
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 11-208.9 as follows: (625 ILCS 5/11-208.9) Sec. 11-208.9.Automated traffic law enforcement system; approaching, overtaking, and passing a school bus. (a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law enforcement system" means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors working in conjunction with the visual signals on a school bus, as specified in Sections 12-803 and 12-805 of this Code, to produce recorded images of motor vehicles that fail to stop before meeting or overtaking, from either direction, any school bus stopped at any location for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils in violation of Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system, in a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency, that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and HB3175 Engrossed- 2 -LRB104 09887 LNS 19956 b HB3175 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 09887 LNS 19956 b HB3175 Engrossed - 2 - LRB104 09887 LNS 19956 b …
Sponsors
- Ann M. Williams (D, 11) · primary sponsor
- Michael J. Kelly (D, 15)
- Brad Stephens (R, 20)
- Harry Benton (D, 97)
- Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D, 22)
- Thaddeus Jones (D, 29)
- Mike Porfirio (D, 11)
- Michael E. Hastings (D, 19)
- Seth Lewis (R, 24)
- Linda Holmes (D, 42)
- Laura M. Murphy (D, 28)
- Meg Loughran Cappel (D, 49)
Latest actions
- : Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0587
- : Effective Date January 1, 2027
- : Governor Approved
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel
- : Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
- : Passed Both Houses
- : Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
- : Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2026
- : Second Reading
Votes
- Third Reading - Passed (May 20, 2026): 57 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass Executive (April 30, 2026): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed (April 10, 2025): 107 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety (March 19, 2025): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ILCS 625 - Vehicles
Common questions
- What is HB3175?
- HB3175 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): VEH CD-PASSING SCHOOL BUS.
- What does HB3175 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning transportation.
- What is the status of HB3175?
- Signed into law as of July 24, 2026. Latest action: Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0587 (July 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3175?
- Ann M. Williams (D, 11), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3175?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3175&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114
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