Illinois House Bill 5920 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on December 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "Recovery Vehicle" as vehicles of the second division equipped for and used to push, tow, or draw vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, towbar, towline, or auxiliary axle to render assistance to damaged or disabled vehicles including, but not limited to, winching, pulling, pushing, lifting, setting upright, off-loading, or load transference, provided the vehicle is a manufactured unit with a rotating boom having a 60-ton lifting capacity. Provides that Recovery Vehicles must also have two steering axles and three rear axles containing not less than fourteen tires. Provides that the fully equipped, unladen weight of a Recovery Vehicle must not exceed 90,000 pounds. Provides that the registration fee for Recovery Vehicles is $3000 per year. Exempts Recovery Vehicles from the weight restrictions of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

VEH CD - RECOVERY VEHICLES

Rep. Jay Hoffman [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-03	House	Session Sine Die
2014-02-14	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2014-02-14	House	First Reading
2014-02-14	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jay Hoffman

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	1-168.7	New Code	See Bill Text
625	5	15-111	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	3-815	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5920&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=85&GA=98
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/98/HB/09800HB5920.htm