Illinois House Bill 1711 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "bus rapid transit vehicle" as a bus specifically authorized by the Department of Transportation to be operated upon highways and shoulders for bus rapid transit. Adds bus rapid transit vehicles to the list of vehicles exempted from prohibitions against driving on the shoulder. Creates the Bus Rapid Transit Pilot Program. Provides that commencing January 1, 2011, the Department, in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and the Illinois State Police, shall establish a 5-year pilot program within the boundaries of the Regional Transportation Authority for bus rapid transit on highways and shoulders. Provides that the Department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the bus rapid transit pilot program, and that the Department shall present to the General Assembly a report on the effectiveness of bus rapid transit at the conclusion of the 5-year pilot program.

VEH CD-RAPID TRANSIT BUSES

Rep. Cynthia Soto [D]

Rep. Elaine Nekritz [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2011-04-15	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2011-04-14	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-04-14	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
2011-03-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-10	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto
2011-03-09	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-08	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 014-000-000
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; by Voice Vote
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
2011-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-07	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto
2011-02-22	House	Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
2011-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-16	House	First Reading
2011-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Cynthia Soto

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	1-107.1	New Code	See Bill Text
625	5	11-709.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	11-709.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1711&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1711.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1711ham002.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1711ham001.htm