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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3195

Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Mike Porfirio

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-208.9
625 ILCS 5/11-1414

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414

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. Provides that the compensation paid for an automated
traffic law enforcement system may not be based exclusively on the number
of traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the system.
Provides that the driver of a vehicle upon a highway divided by a raised
median or physical barrier (rather than a highway having 4 or more lanes
which permits at least 2 lanes of traffic to travel in opposite directions)
need not stop such vehicle upon meeting a school bus which is stopped in
the opposing roadway across the divided highway.
LRB104 19763 LNS 33213 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5
changing Sections 11-208.9 and 11-1414 as follows:

6

(625 ILCS 5/11-208.9)
7

Sec. 11-208.9.
Automated traffic law enforcement system;
8
approaching, overtaking, and passing a school bus.
9

(a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law
10
enforcement system" means a device with one or more motor
11
vehicle sensors working in conjunction with the visual signals
12
on a school bus, as specified in Sections 12-803 and 12-805 of
13
this Code, to produce recorded images of motor vehicles that
14
fail to stop before meeting or overtaking, from either
15
direction, any school bus stopped at any location for the
16
purpose of receiving or discharging pupils in violation of
17
Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
18
ordinance.
19

An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system,
20
in a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency,
21
that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation
22
of a provision of this Code or a local ordinance and is
23
designed to obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and

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the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image must also
2
display the time, date, and location of the violation.
3

(b) As used in this Section, "recorded images" means
4
images recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system
5
on:
6

(1) 2 or more photographs;
7

(2) 2 or more microphotographs;
8

(3) 2 or more electronic images; or
9

(4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
10

on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
11

identifying the registration plate or digital registration
12

plate number of the motor vehicle.
13

(c) A municipality or county that produces a recorded
14
image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this
15
Code or a local ordinance must make the recorded images of a
16
violation accessible to the alleged violator by providing the
17
alleged violator with a website address, accessible through
18
the Internet.
19

(d) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
20
local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law
21
enforcement system, the county or municipality having
22
jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to
23
the registered owner of the vehicle
, who shall be liable for
24
the violation unless otherwise provided in this Section

as the
25
alleged violator
. The notice shall be delivered to the
26
registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after

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the Secretary of State notifies
the municipality or county
2
confirms

of
the identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no
3
event later than 90 days after the violation.
4

(e) The notice required under subsection (d) shall
5
include:
6

(1) the name and address of the registered owner of
7

the vehicle;
8

(2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
9

involved in the violation;
10

(3) the violation charged;
11

(4) the location where the violation occurred;
12

(5) the date and time of the violation;
13

(6) a copy of the recorded images;
14

(7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
15

date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
16

(8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
17

violation of overtaking or passing a school bus stopped
18

for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils;
19

(9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
20

to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
21

liability;
22

(10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
23

by:
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(A) paying the fine; or
25

(B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
26

by administrative hearing; and

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(11) a website address, accessible through the
2

Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
3

the violation.
4

(e-5) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a
5
school bus was stopped for the purpose of receiving or
6
discharging pupils and that the visual signals as specified in
7
Sections 12-803 and 12-805 were in operation on the school bus
8
when recorded images produced by an automated traffic law
9
enforcement system show:
10

(1) an activated stop signal arm; and
11

(2) an electronic indicator indicating activation of
12

school bus visual signals.

13

(f) (Blank).
14

(g) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
15
automated traffic law enforcement system, a notice alleging
16
that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts
17
contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
18
alleging a violation under this Section.
19

(h) Recorded images made by an automated traffic law
20
enforcement system are confidential and shall be made
21
available only to the alleged violator and governmental and
22
law enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a
23
violation of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for
24
other governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
25
violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
26
proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.

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(i) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
2
of a violation:
3

(1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
4

digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
5

stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
6

control of or in the possession of the owner or lessee at
7

the time of the violation;
8

(1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
9

violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
10

possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
11

violation;
12

(2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
13

Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
14

violation of Section 11-1414 of this Code within
15

one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the violation that
16

was recorded by the system;
17

(3) that the visual signals required by Sections
18

12-803 and 12-805 of this Code were damaged, not
19

activated, not present in violation of Sections 12-803 and
20

12-805, or inoperable; and
21

(4) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
22

or county ordinance.
23

(j) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
24
the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
25
registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
26
and were not under the control or possession of the owner or

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lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
2
submit proof that a report concerning the motor vehicle or
3
registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in
4
a timely manner.
5

(k) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a
6
Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of
7
the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a
8
mandatory
civil penalty
of $300

not exceeding $150
for a first
9
time violation or
$1,000

$500
for a second or subsequent
10
violation, plus an additional penalty of not more than $100
11
for failure to pay the original penalty in a timely manner, if
12
the motor vehicle is recorded by an automated traffic law
13
enforcement system. A violation for which a civil penalty is
14
imposed under this Section is not a violation of a traffic
15
regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may not be
16
recorded on the driving record of the owner of the vehicle, but
17
may be recorded by the municipality or county for the purpose
18
of determining if a person is subject to the higher fine for a
19
second or subsequent offense.
20

(l) A school bus equipped with an automated traffic law
21
enforcement system must be posted with a sign indicating that
22
the school bus is being monitored by an automated traffic law
23
enforcement system.
24

(m) A municipality or county that has one or more school
25
buses equipped with an automated traffic law enforcement
26
system must provide notice to drivers by posting a list of

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school districts using school buses equipped with an automated
2
traffic law enforcement system on the municipality or county
3
website. School districts that have one or more school buses
4
equipped with an automated traffic law enforcement system must
5
provide notice to drivers by posting that information on their
6
websites.
7

(n) A municipality or county operating an automated
8
traffic law enforcement system shall conduct a statistical
9
analysis to assess the safety impact in each school district
10
using school buses equipped with an automated traffic law
11
enforcement system following installation of the system and
12
every 2 years thereafter. A municipality or county operating
13
an automated speed enforcement system before the effective
14
date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly
15
shall conduct a statistical analysis to assess the safety
16
impact of the system by no later than one year after the
17
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
18
Assembly and every 2 years thereafter. Each statistical
19
analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
20
traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
21
before and after installation of the system sufficient to
22
provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact.
23
Each statistical analysis shall be consistent with
24
professional judgment and acceptable industry practice. Each
25
statistical analysis also shall be consistent with the data
26
required for valid comparisons of before and after conditions

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and shall be conducted within a reasonable period following
2
the installation of the automated traffic law enforcement
3
system. Each statistical analysis required by this subsection
4
shall be made available to the public and shall be published on
5
the website of the municipality or county. If a statistical
6
analysis indicates that there has been an increase in the rate
7
of crashes at the approach to school buses monitored by the
8
system, the municipality or county shall undertake additional
9
studies to determine the cause and severity of the crashes,
10
and may take any action that it determines is necessary or
11
appropriate to reduce the number or severity of the crashes
12
involving school buses equipped with an automated traffic law
13
enforcement system.
14

(o) The compensation paid for an automated traffic law
15
enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
16
or the services provided and
such compensation
may not be
17
based
exclusively
on the number of traffic citations issued or
18
the revenue generated by the system.
19

(o-1) No member of the General Assembly and no officer or
20
employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept
21
employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
22
vendor that provides automated traffic law enforcement system
23
equipment or services to municipalities or counties. No former
24
member of the General Assembly shall, within a period of 2
25
years immediately after the termination of service as a member
26
of the General Assembly, knowingly accept employment or

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receive compensation or fees for services from a vendor that
2
provides automated traffic law enforcement system equipment or
3
services to municipalities or counties. No former officer or
4
employee of a municipality or county shall, within a period of
5
2 years immediately after the termination of municipal or
6
county employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
7
compensation or fees for services from a vendor that provides
8
automated traffic law enforcement system equipment or services
9
to municipalities or counties.
10

(p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
11
to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
12
speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
13
such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
14
that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
15
within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
16
provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
17
address of the lessee.
18

Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
19
to this subsection, the county or municipality may issue the
20
violation to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it
21
would issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle
22
pursuant to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for
23
the violation.
24

(q) (Blank).
25

(r) After a municipality or county enacts an ordinance
26
providing for automated traffic law enforcement systems under

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this Section, each school district within that municipality or
2
county's jurisdiction may implement an automated traffic law
3
enforcement system under this Section. The elected school
4
board for that district must approve the implementation of an
5
automated traffic law enforcement system. The school district
6
shall be responsible for entering into a contract, approved by
7
the elected school board of that district, with vendors for
8
the installation, maintenance, and operation of the automated
9
traffic law enforcement system. The school district must enter
10
into an intergovernmental agreement, approved by the elected
11
school board of that district, with the municipality or county
12
with jurisdiction over that school district for the
13
administration of the automated traffic law enforcement
14
system. The proceeds from a school district's automated
15
traffic law enforcement system's fines shall be divided
16
equally between the school district and the municipality or
17
county administering the automated traffic law enforcement
18
system.
However, the school district and municipality or
19
county intergovernmental agreement may include cost-sharing
20
arrangements for compensating vendors for the installation,
21
maintenance, and operation of the automated traffic law
22
enforcement system, as well as alternative proceed-sharing
23
arrangements.
24

(s) If a county or municipality changes the vendor it uses
25
for its automated traffic law enforcement system and must, as
26
a consequence, apply for a permit, approval, or other

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authorization from the Department for reinstallation of one or
2
more malfunctioning components of that system and if, at the
3
time of the application, the new vendor operates an automated
4
traffic law enforcement system for any other county or
5
municipality in the State, then the Department shall approve
6
or deny the county or municipality's application for that
7
permit, approval, or other authorization within 90 days after
8
its receipt.
9

(t) The Department may revoke any permit, approval, or
10
other authorization granted to a county or municipality for
11
the placement, installation, or operation of an automated
12
traffic law enforcement system if any official or employee who
13
serves that county or municipality is charged with bribery,
14
official misconduct, or a similar crime related to the
15
placement, installation, or operation of the automated traffic
16
law enforcement system in the county or municipality.
17

The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
18
implement and administer this subsection. The rules adopted by
19
the Department shall describe the revocation process, shall
20
ensure that notice of the revocation is provided, and shall
21
provide an opportunity to appeal the revocation. Any county or
22
municipality that has a permit, approval, or other
23
authorization revoked under this subsection may not reapply
24
for such a permit, approval, or other authorization for a
25
period of 1 year after the revocation.
26
(Source: P.A. 102-905, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;

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103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-364, eff. 7-28-23.)

2

(625 ILCS 5/11-1414)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414)
3

Sec. 11-1414.
Approaching, overtaking, and passing school
4
bus.
5

(a) The driver of a vehicle shall stop such vehicle before
6
meeting or overtaking, from either direction, any school bus
7
stopped on a highway, roadway, private road, parking lot,
8
school property, or at any other location, including, without
9
limitation, a location that is not a highway or roadway for the
10
purpose of receiving or discharging pupils. Such stop is
11
required before reaching the school bus when there is in
12
operation on the school bus the visual signals as specified in
13
Sections 12-803 and 12-805 of this Code. The driver of the
14
vehicle shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion
15
or the driver of the vehicle is signaled by the school bus
16
driver to proceed or the visual signals are no longer
17
actuated.
18

(b) The stop signal arm required by Section 12-803 of this
19
Code shall be extended after the school bus has come to a
20
complete stop for the purpose of loading or discharging pupils
21
and shall be closed before the school bus is placed in motion
22
again. The stop signal arm shall not be extended at any other
23
time.
24

(c) The alternately flashing red signal lamps of an 8-lamp
25
flashing signal system required by Section 12-805 of this Code

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shall be actuated after the school bus has come to a complete
2
stop for the purpose of loading or discharging pupils and
3
shall be turned off before the school bus is placed in motion
4
again. The red signal lamps shall not be actuated at any other
5
time except as provided in paragraph (d) of this Section.
6

(d) The alternately flashing amber signal lamps of an
7
8-lamp flashing signal system required by Section 12-805 of
8
this Code shall be actuated continuously during not less than
9
the last 100 feet traveled by the school bus before stopping
10
for the purpose of loading or discharging pupils within an
11
urban area and during not less than the last 200 feet traveled
12
by the school bus outside an urban area. The amber signal lamps
13
shall remain actuated until the school bus is stopped. The
14
amber signal lamps shall not be actuated at any other time.
15

(d-5) The alternately flashing head lamps permitted by
16
Section 12-805 of this Code may be operated while the
17
alternately flashing red or amber signal lamps required by
18
that Section are actuated.
19

(e) The driver of a vehicle upon a highway
divided by a
20
raised median or physical barrier

having 4 or more lanes which
21
permits at least 2 lanes of traffic to travel in opposite
22
directions
need not stop such vehicle upon meeting a school
23
bus which is stopped in the opposing roadway
across the
24
divided highway
; and need not stop such vehicle when driving
25
upon a controlled access highway when passing a school bus
26
traveling in either direction that is stopped in a loading

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zone adjacent to the surfaced or improved part of the
2
controlled access highway where pedestrians are not permitted
3
to cross.
4

(f) Beginning with the effective date of this amendatory
5
Act of 1985, the Secretary of State shall suspend for a period
6
of 3 months the driving privileges of any person convicted of a
7
violation of subsection (a) of this Section or a similar
8
provision of a local ordinance; the Secretary shall suspend
9
for a period of one year the driving privileges of any person
10
convicted of a second or subsequent violation of subsection
11
(a) of this Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance
12
if the second or subsequent violation occurs within 5 years of
13
a prior conviction for the same offense. In addition to the
14
suspensions authorized by this Section, any person convicted
15
of violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
16
ordinance shall be subject to a mandatory fine of $300 or, upon
17
a second or subsequent violation, $1,000, and community
18
service in an amount set by the court. The Secretary may also
19
grant, for the duration of any suspension issued under this
20
subsection, a restricted driving permit granting the privilege
21
of driving a motor vehicle between the driver's residence and
22
place of employment or within other proper limits that the
23
Secretary of State shall find necessary to avoid any undue
24
hardship. A restricted driving permit issued hereunder shall
25
be subject to cancellation, revocation and suspension by the
26
Secretary of State in like manner and for like cause as a

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driver's license may be cancelled, revoked or suspended;
2
except that a conviction upon one or more offenses against
3
laws or ordinances regulating the movement of traffic shall be
4
deemed sufficient cause for the revocation, suspension or
5
cancellation of the restricted driving permit. The Secretary
6
of State may, as a condition to the issuance of a restricted
7
driving permit, require the applicant to participate in a
8
designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. Any
9
conviction for a violation of this subsection shall be
10
included as an offense for the purposes of determining
11
suspension action under any other provision of this Code,
12
provided however, that the penalties provided under this
13
subsection shall be imposed unless those penalties imposed
14
under other applicable provisions are greater.
15

The owner of any vehicle alleged to have violated
16
paragraph (a) of this Section shall, upon appropriate demand
17
by the State's Attorney or other designated person acting in
18
response to a signed complaint, provide a written statement or
19
deposition identifying the operator of the vehicle if such
20
operator was not the owner at the time of the alleged
21
violation. Failure to supply such information shall result in
22
the suspension of the vehicle registration of the vehicle for
23
a period of 3 months. In the event the owner has assigned
24
control for the use of the vehicle to another, the person to
25
whom control was assigned shall comply with the provisions of
26
this paragraph and be subject to the same penalties as herein

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provided.
2
(Source: P.A. 101-55, eff. 1-1-20; 102-859, eff. 1-1-23
.)

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