Bill Text: IL HB1315 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may occupy a vehicle or the cargo area of a second division vehicle while it is being towed upon a public highway. Creates an exemption when the vehicle does not exceed 15 miles per hour and is used in connection with a parade or farming activity, or if the speed does not exceed 15 miles per hour and the passenger is over 18.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0017 [HB1315 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB1315-Amended.html

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Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson

Filed: 5/11/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1315
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1315 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 11-1408 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1408) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1408)
Sec. 11-1408. Riding in towed vehicles house trailers. No
person or persons shall occupy a house trailer, semitrailer,
farm wagon, or any other vehicle travel trailer while it is
being towed upon a public highway, unless:
(1) the occupancy of the towed vehicle is necessary to
avoid an imminent threat to a person's safety due to
extreme weather conditions or another emergency situation;
(2) the speed of the vehicle does not exceed 15 miles
per hour and the vehicle is used in connection with a
parade, farming-related activity, or similar activity; or

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(3) the speed of the vehicle does not exceed 15 miles
per hour and the passenger is over the age of 18.
(Source: P.A. 81-969.)".