Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles installed with data recording devices must disclose the presence of the data recording device and its functions in the owner's manual. Defines a data recording device as a device that (1) records the vehicle's speed and direction of travel; (2) records the vehicle's location; (3) records steering performance; (4) records brake performance including but not limited to whether brakes were applied before an accident; (5) records the driver's seat belt status; or (6) can transmit information concerning an accident to a central communications system. Provides that data recorded by a data recording device can only be accessed (1) with the owner's consent; (2) by court order; (3) for the purpose of researching motor vehicle safety provided the identity of the driver is not disclosed; (4) by a vehicle dealer or repairer for the purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the vehicle; or (5) according to a subscription service. Provides that these provisions apply only to vehicles manufactured or data recording devices installed on or after the effective date of this Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB5777 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Brian Stewart [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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