Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5054

Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that any person or persons may bring a civil action to recover damages for injury to his or her person or property caused by any act of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority or any of its officers, agents, or employees. Provides that any such action is subject to the same limits and requirements applicable to actions against the State under the Court of Claims Act and the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in order to post a speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction that is less than the limit prescribed in a provision of the Code concerning general speed restrictions, the Authority shall obtain approval from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules. Provides that the Authority shall not issue a regulation to change the speed limit for vehicles of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds that is more than 10 miles per hour less than the maximum speed limit of that highway. Provides that beginning 12 months after the effective date of the bill, the effective absolute maximum speed limit on any part of a highway under the Authority's jurisdiction shall be: (1) except for Interstate Route 294 and the portion of Interstate Route 94 that is between Interstate Route 294 and U.S. Route 41, 70 miles per hour or the maximum speed limit authorized in the Code, whichever is less; and (2) 60 miles per hour or the maximum speed limit authorized in the Code, whichever is less, on Interstate Route 294 and the portion of Interstate Route 94 that is between Interstate Route 294 and U.S. Route 41. Provides that if Interstate Route 294 undergoes construction that results in an increase in the maximum design speed limit, the effective absolute maximum speed limit shall be the design speed limit or the maximum speed limit authorized in the Code, whichever is less. Provides that the Authority shall issue regulations to implement a change in the speed limits. Provides that the Authority and its employees, officers, and agents shall not be subject to an action for any injury to person or property fairly traceable to the setting of speed limits. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill, and makes the following changes: (1) removes changes made to the Toll Highway Act; (2) provides that, with respect to the setting of speed limits, nothing in the Section shall be construed to increase liability under existing law; and (3) deletes language providing that the Authority and its employees, officers, and agents shall not be subject to an action for any injury to person or property fairly traceable to the setting of speed limits. Effective immediately.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2018	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen
2/14/2018	House	First Reading
2/14/2018	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/7/2018	House	Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
3/23/2018	House	To Tort Liability Law Subcommittee
4/6/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen
4/6/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/9/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
4/10/2018	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 005-000-000
4/10/2018	House	Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
4/10/2018	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
4/10/2018	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
4/10/2018	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/23/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Peter Breen
4/23/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/24/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/24/2018	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/24/2018	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/24/2018	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/25/2018	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 105-003-000
4/25/2018	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/25/2018	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 26, 2018
5/1/2018	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Dan McConchie
5/1/2018	Senate	First Reading
5/1/2018	Senate	Referred to Assignments
5/8/2018	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
5/11/2018	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2018
5/17/2018	Senate	To Subcommittee on Special Issues (TR)
5/31/2018	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
1/8/2019	House	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	605 ILCS 10/31	from Ch. 121, par. 100-31