Bill Text: IL HB4666 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act. Provides that the Governor is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation on Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Day which: (i) reminds citizens, park districts, and other special recreation districts of the State (rather than only citizens) of the policies with respect to persons with disabilities and urges all citizens and governmental personnel (rather than only citizens) to ensure that the policies are upheld; and (ii) emphasize the need of all citizens and governmental personnel (rather than only citizens) to be aware of the presence of persons with disabilities in the community and to keep safe and functional for persons with disabilities the streets, sidewalks, highways, walkways, and walking, running, or bicycle paths of this State. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4666 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4666-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB4666 Introduced , by Rep. William Davis SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 60/20
Amends the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act. Provides that the Governor is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation on Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Day which: (i) reminds citizens, park districts, and other special recreation districts of the State (rather than only citizens) of the policies with respect to persons with disabilities and urges all citizens and governmental personnel (rather than only citizens) to ensure that the policies are upheld; and (ii) emphasize the need of all citizens and governmental personnel (rather than only citizens) to be aware of the presence of persons with disabilities in the community and to keep safe and functional for persons with disabilities the streets, sidewalks, highways, walkways, and walking, running, or bicycle paths of this State. Effective immediately.
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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 5. The Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act is
amended by changing Section 20 as follows:
(625 ILCS 60/20)
Sec. 20. Proclamation. Each year, the Governor is
authorized and requested to designate and take suitable public
notice of Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Day (October 15)
and to issue a proclamation which:
(1) comments upon the necessity for and significance of
the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act and discusses
the history of laws protecting pedestrians with
disabilities;
(2) calls upon the citizens of the State to observe the
provisions of the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act
and to take precautions necessary for the safety of
pedestrians with disabilities;
(3) reminds the citizens, park districts, and other
special recreational districts of the State of the State of
the policies with respect to persons with disabilities and
urges all citizens and governmental personnel to ensure
that the policies are upheld; and

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(4) emphasizes the need of all citizens and
governmental personnel to be aware of the presence of
persons with disabilities in the community and to keep safe
and functional for persons with disabilities the streets,
sidewalks, highways, walkways, and walking, running, or
bicycle paths of this State.
(Source: P.A. 100-76, eff. 1-1-18.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.