Illinois Senate Bill 51 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 9 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the maximum length of a truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer may not exceed 65 feet (rather than 55 feet) overall dimension on all non-State highways. Removes the requirement that truck tractor-semitrailer combinations must have no more than a maximum 55 feet overall wheel base on Class III roadways and other non-designated State highways. Provides that the distance between the kingpin and the axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches, unless the trailer or semitrailer is used for the transport of livestock.

VEH CD-LENGTH AND SIZE REQ

Sen. Bill Brady [R]

Sen. Linda Holmes [D]

Sen. Karen McConnaughay [R]

Rep. Daniel Beiser [D]

2017-04-05 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	Session Sine Die
2018-12-04	Senate	Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. William E. Brady
2017-04-25	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Linda Holmes
2017-04-05	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2017-04-05	House	First Reading
2017-04-05	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
2017-04-05	House	Arrived in House
2017-04-05	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-000
2017-03-14	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2017
2017-03-14	Senate	Second Reading
2017-03-01	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 2, 2017
2017-03-01	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 016-000-000
2017-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2017-02-28	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
2017-02-27	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Karen McConnaughay
2017-02-23	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2017-02-23	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins
2017-01-24	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
2017-01-11	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2017-01-11	Senate	First Reading
2016-12-05	Senate	Prefiled with Secretary by Sen. Tim Bivins

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	15-107	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=51&GAID=14&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0051.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0051eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/SB/10000SB0051sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/100/senate/10000SB0051_04052017_001000T.pdf