Illinois House Bill 5863 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the special speed limit while traveling through a highway construction or maintenance speed zone applies only when workers are present in the construction or maintenance speed zone. Provides that the prohibition against use of a wireless telephone in a construction or maintenance speed zone applies only when workers are present. Exempts persons who are stopped on a highway in a construction or maintenance speed zone due to traffic congestion from the prohibitions against using a wireless telephone or electronic communication device.

VEH CD-WORK ZONES, CELL PHONES

Sen. Chapin Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2012-03-30	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2012-03-27	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-27	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-07	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2012-03-07	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 006-003-000
2012-02-27	House	Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
2012-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2012-02-16	House	First Reading
2012-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Chapin Rose

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	11-605.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	12-610.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	12-610.2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5863&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB5863.htm