Bill Text: IL HB2997 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Connected Multimodal Mobility Act. Defines terms. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2027, every motor vehicle operating upon any highway in this State shall be equipped with automatic notification technology. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2027, the Department of Transportation shall install a traffic-control device network on each traffic-control device operating in this State. Provides that each traffic-control device network shall communicate to a vehicle installed with automatic notification technology when vehicle or pedestrian traffic requires the driver of the vehicle to change the vehicle's speed. Provides that the Department and the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement the Act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2997 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB2997-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB2997 Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Connected Multimodal Mobility Act. Defines terms. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2027, every motor vehicle operating upon any highway in this State shall be equipped with automatic notification technology. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2027, the Department of Transportation shall install a traffic-control device network on each traffic-control device operating in this State. Provides that each traffic-control device network shall communicate to a vehicle installed with automatic notification technology when vehicle or pedestrian traffic requires the driver of the vehicle to change the vehicle's speed. Provides that the Department and the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement the Act.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Connected Multimodal Mobility Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Automatic notification technology" means a motor vehicle
service technology integrating wireless communications and
vehicle location technology that can communicate with other
entities, including, but not limited to, other motor vehicles
equipped with automatic notification technology and
traffic-control device networks.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of
Transportation.
"Secretary" means the Illinois Secretary of State.
"Traffic-control device network" means a digital network
or software application that can collect data on vehicular and
pedestrian traffic in real time and is able to communicate that
data to a vehicle installed with automatic notification
technology.
Section 10. Automatic notification technology.
(a) Beginning on or before January 1, 2027, every motor

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vehicle operating upon any highway in this State shall be
equipped with automatic notification technology. The
technology shall have a means to alert the driver of the
vehicle when there is a technological failure that would affect
the vehicle's automatic notification technology.
(b) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement this
Section.
Section 15. Traffic-control device network.
(a) Beginning on or before January 1, 2027, the Department
shall install a traffic-control device network on each
traffic-control device operating in this State.
(b) Each traffic-control device network shall communicate
to a vehicle installed with automatic notification technology
when vehicle or pedestrian traffic requires the driver of the
vehicle to change the vehicle's speed.
(c) The Department, in cooperation with the Secretary,
shall adopt rules to implement this Section.