Bill Text: IL SB3382 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that any applicant for a permit for an entrance or exit to a subdivision for affordable housing developments may request in writing from the Department of Transportation an expedited review of the application for a permit. Provides that an applicant requesting expedited review shall pay to the Department an expedited permit fee of $10,000, which shall be deposited into the Road Fund. Provides that if the Department fails to complete an expedited review within the period of time agreed upon by the Department and the applicant, the applicant shall be entitled to a refund of the expedited permit fee on a prorated basis. Provides that the provisions do not apply to applications related to emergency events necessitating immediate action by the Department on permit applications. Allows the Department to adopt rules to implement the provisions.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-03-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3382 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB3382-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3382 Introduced 2/4/2026, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
605 ILCS 5/4-211.1 new
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that any applicant for a permit for an entrance or exit to a subdivision for affordable housing developments may request in writing from the Department of Transportation an expedited review of the application for a permit. Provides that an applicant requesting expedited review shall pay to the Department an expedited permit fee of $10,000, which shall be deposited into the Road Fund. Provides that if the Department fails to complete an expedited review within the period of time agreed upon by the Department and the applicant, the applicant shall be entitled to a refund of the expedited permit fee on a prorated basis. Provides that the provisions do not apply to applications related to emergency events necessitating immediate action by the Department on permit applications. Allows the Department to adopt rules to implement the provisions.
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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 Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding
Section 4-211.1 as follows:
(605 ILCS 5/4-211.1 new)
Sec. 4-211.1. Expedited review of permits.
(a) It is the intent of this Section to promote an
expedited permit review process for any permit for an entrance
or exit to a subdivision for affordable housing developments
as required by Section 4-209.
(b) Any applicant for a permit under Section 4-211 may
request in writing from the Department an expedited review of
the application for a permit. Within a reasonable time, the
Department shall respond in writing indicating whether the
Department will perform an expedited review.
(c) In addition to any other fees required by this Act or
rules adopted by the Department, an applicant requesting
expedited review under this Section shall pay to the
Department an expedited permit fee. The amount of the
expedited permit fee shall be $10,000. Prior to any Department
review, the applicant shall make full payment of the expedited
permit fee to the Department. All amounts paid to the

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Department pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into
the Road Fund. The applicant shall also pay all standard
permit fees in accordance with the applicable fee provisions
of this Act or rules adopted by the Department.
(d) The Department's expedited review under this Section
shall include the usual and customary review by the Department
as necessary for processing any similar application.
(e) As used in this Section, "expedited review" means the
Department taking action on a permit application within a
period of time mutually agreed upon by the Department and the
applicant; however, the agreed-upon period of time shall be
tolled during any time the Department is waiting for the
applicant or another party to provide information necessary
for the Department to complete its expedited review.
(f) If the Department fails to complete an expedited
review within the period of time agreed upon by the Department
and the applicant, taking into account the tolling provided
under subsection (e), the applicant shall be entitled to a
refund of the expedited permit fee paid under this Section, on
a prorated basis, as mutually agreed upon by the Department
and the applicant.
(g) This Section shall not apply to applications related
to emergency events necessitating immediate action by the
Department on permit applications.
(h) The Department may adopt rules for the implementation
of this Section.