Bill Text: IL HR0174 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates December 23, 2015 and December 23, 2016 as Scott's Law Day in the State of Illinois and encourages people to remember Scott's Law and to move their vehicle over when they see emergency vehicles.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0174 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0174-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, On December 23, 2000, Lt. Scott Gillen of the | ||||||
3 | Chicago Fire Department was struck and killed on the Dan Ryan | ||||||
4 | Expressway when a motorist recklessly drove through an accident | ||||||
5 | scene in which Lt. Gillen was assisting; and
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6 | WHEREAS, In 2002, the State of Illinois enacted Scott's Law | ||||||
7 | in honor of Lt. Gillen, which mandates that upon
approaching a | ||||||
8 | stationary
authorized emergency
vehicle displaying warning
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9 | lights, the approaching vehicle shall reduce the speed of
the | ||||||
10 | vehicle, yield the right-of-way
by changing lanes away
from the | ||||||
11 | authorized
emergency vehicle, and proceed with due
regard to | ||||||
12 | safety and
traffic conditions; and
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13 | WHEREAS, When motorists respect Scott's Law and move over, | ||||||
14 | it helps ensure the safety of those men and women who respond | ||||||
15 | to the scene; and
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16 | WHEREAS, In recent years, the Illinois State Police have | ||||||
17 | lost Troopers Kyle Deatherage and James Sauter in the line of | ||||||
18 | duty and Troopers Doug Balder, Michael Cokins, and Starlena | ||||||
19 | Wilson have been seriously injured in accidents; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The Pontiac Police Department lost Officer Casey | ||||||
21 | J. Kohlmeier and his K-9 partner, Draco, in the line of duty; |
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2 | WHEREAS, The Bloomington and Hudson Fire Departments lost | ||||||
3 | Firefighter Christopher Brown in the line of duty; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Tollway lost Vincent Petrella in the | ||||||
5 | line of duty; and
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6 | WHEREAS, These individuals represent only some of the first | ||||||
7 | responders that continue to lose their lives while assisting | ||||||
8 | others along Illinois roadways; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Through continued public education about the | ||||||
10 | risks involved for public safety personnel on Illinois | ||||||
11 | roadways, these accidents can be reduced, saving the lives of | ||||||
12 | those who assist others; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
14 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
15 | encourage motorists who see flashing emergency vehicle lights | ||||||
16 | to remember Scott's Law and to move their vehicles over to give | ||||||
17 | those first responders an adequate area in which to do their | ||||||
18 | jobs; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That we designate December 23, 2015 and December | ||||||
20 | 23, 2016 as "Scott's Law Day" in the State of Illinois.
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