Illinois House Bill 4539 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
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. Provides that on and after the 180th day after the effective date of the amendatory Act, every vehicle which has a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or Gross Combination Weight Rating in excess of 26,000 pounds and a conventional cab configuration in which more than half of the engine length is forward of the foremost point of the windshield base and steering wheel bug in the forward quarter of the vehicle length shall, whenever operated either singly or in combination on highways other than controlled-access highways, be equipped with a convex mirror on the front of the vehicle. Provides that when the vehicle or combination is being operated, the mirror shall be adjusted so as to enable the operator to see all points on the imaginary horizontal line which extends the full width of the front of the vehicle and is 3 feet above the road and one foot directly forward from the midpoint of the front of the vehicle. Provides that the new provisions are inoperative if any federal agency or court of competent jurisdiction makes a final determination that the new provisions would render the State ineligible for the receipt of federal funds. Effective immediately.

VEH CD-EQUIPMENT:CONVEX MIRROR

Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-03-09	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
2012-02-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2012-02-22	House	Remains in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2012-02-22	House	Motion Do Pass - Lost Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 001-008-000
2012-02-21	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-21	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2012-02-07	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2012-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-01-31	House	First Reading
2012-01-31	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	12-502	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4539&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB4539.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB4539ham001.htm