Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires that upon approaching an emergency scene, a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or a construction or maintenance area or zone, a person who drives a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or construction or maintenance area or zone. Provides that if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision, or until safely past the construction or maintenance area or zone.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2024-07-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0711 [HB5370 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2024-07-22	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2024-05-17	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2024-04-11	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2024-02-09	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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No bill amendments currently on file for Illinois HB5370

Supplemental Documents

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