Bill Text: IL SB0849 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a restricted commercial driver's license for farm-related service industries shall be available for a seasonal period or periods not to exceed a total of 210 (rather than 180) days in any 12-month period.
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-3)
Status: (Passed) 2025-08-15 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0366 [SB0849 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-SB0849-Enrolled.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 6-521 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/6-521) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-521) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 6-521. Rulemaking Authority. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The Secretary of State, using the authority to license | ||||||
| 9 | motor vehicle operators under this Code, may adopt such rules | ||||||
| 10 | and regulations as may be necessary to establish standards, | ||||||
| 11 | policies and procedures for the licensing and sanctioning of | ||||||
| 12 | commercial motor vehicle drivers in order to meet the | ||||||
| 13 | requirements of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Act of 1986 | ||||||
| 14 | (CMVSA); subsequent federal rulemaking under 49 C.F.R. Part | ||||||
| 15 | 383 or Part 1572; and administrative and policy decisions of | ||||||
| 16 | the U.S. Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Motor | ||||||
| 17 | Carrier Safety Administration. The Secretary may, as provided | ||||||
| 18 | in the CMVSA, establish stricter requirements for the | ||||||
| 19 | licensing of commercial motor vehicle drivers than those | ||||||
| 20 | established by the federal government. | ||||||
| 21 | (b) By January 1, 1994, the Secretary of State shall | ||||||
| 22 | establish rules and regulations for the issuance of a | ||||||
| 23 | restricted commercial driver's license for farm-related | ||||||
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| 1 | service industries consistent with federal guidelines. The | ||||||
| 2 | restricted license shall be available for a seasonal period or | ||||||
| 3 | periods not to exceed a total of 210 180 days in any 12-month | ||||||
| 4 | 12 month period. | ||||||
| 5 | (c) (Blank). | ||||||
| 6 | (d) By July 1, 1995, the Secretary of State shall | ||||||
| 7 | establish rules and regulations for the issuance and | ||||||
| 8 | cancellation of a School Bus Driver's Permit. The permit shall | ||||||
| 9 | be required for the operation of a school bus as provided in | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (c), a non-restricted CDL with passenger | ||||||
| 11 | endorsement, or a properly classified driver's license. The | ||||||
| 12 | permit will establish that the school bus driver has met all | ||||||
| 13 | the requirements of the application and screening process | ||||||
| 14 | established by Section 6-106.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 15 | (Source: P.A. 98-726, eff. 1-1-15.) | ||||||