Bill Sponsors: IL HB4535 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly

Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that during a declared harvest season emergency, the Governor may waive a vehicle's registered weight limitation and set a divisible load weight limit not to exceed 10% of a vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not both exceed 10% above the statutorily required maximum limits. Provides that local authorities may waive special permit requirements during harvest season emergencies, and set a divisible load weight limit not to exceed 10% of a vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not both exceed 10% above the statutorily required maximum limits. Provides that the Governor's emergency harvest permit exemption and local authority permit exemptions shall apply to all registered vehicles, including vehicles used in private or for-hire movement of divisible load agricultural commodities in use during the declared time period. Provides that provisions concerning the Governor's emergency harvest permit exemption and local authority permit exemptions shall not apply to municipalities with a population of 2,000,000 or more inhabitants. Makes conforming changes.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-08 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Tim Butler [HB4535 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Brandon Phelps [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-118FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Patrick Verschoore [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-072FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Lawrence Walsh [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-086FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Robert Pritchard [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-070FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative David Reis [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-109FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Jerry Costello [D]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-116FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Norine Hammond [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-094FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Avery Bourne [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-095FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Christopher Davidsmeyer [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-100FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Donald Moffitt [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-074FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Randy Frese [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-099FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Timothy Butler [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-087FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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