Bill Text: IL SB0515 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Bikeway Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning appropriations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0515 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB0515-Engrossed.html

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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
Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure Commission Act of 2018.
Section 5. The Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure
Commission.
(a) The Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure Commission
is created.
(b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this Act,
the members of the Commission shall be appointed with the
following members:
(1) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the President of the Senate;
(2) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(3) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(4) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by
the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(5) the Mayor of the City of Chicago, or his or her
designee;
(6) the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her

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designee;
(7) the Director of State Police, or his or her
designee;
(8) two members of the public who represent the towing
industry, appointed by the President of the Professional
Towing and Recovery Operators of Illinois;
(9) two members of the public who represent the
property casualty insurance industry, appointed by the
Executive Director of the Illinois Insurance Association;
(10) the President of the Illinois Municipal League, or
his or her designee;
(11) the President of the Illinois Sheriffs'
Association, or his or her designee;
(12) the Cook County State's Attorney, or his or her
designee;
(13) the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission,
or his or her designee;
(14) the President of the Northwest Municipal
Conference, or his or her designee; and
(15) a member knowledgeable in auto financing, and
holds a valid license under the Consumer Installment Loan
Act, appointed by the Secretary of Financial and
Professional Regulation.
(c) The members of the Commission shall receive no
compensation for serving as members of the Commission.
(d) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide

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administrative and other support to the Commission.
Section 10. Meetings.
(a) Each member of the Commission shall have voting rights
and all actions and recommendations shall be approved by a
simple majority vote of the members.
(b) The Commission shall meet no less than 3 times before
the report described in Section 15 is filed.
(c) At the initial meeting, the Commission shall elect one
member as a Chairperson, through a simple majority vote, who
shall thereafter call any subsequent meetings.
Section 15. Reporting.
(a) No later than December 31, 2019, the Commission shall
submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly,
which shall include, but is not limited to:
(1) an evaluation of the current towing laws in this
State;
(2) a recommendation for an appropriate towing
licensure program for this State;
(3) a review of all potential litigation costs for an
owner of an impounded vehicle, a towing company, and a
county or municipality; and
(4) any other matters the Commission deems necessary.
(b) The report to the General Assembly shall be filed with
the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of

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the Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the
Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.
Section 20. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1,
2020.