100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2997
 
Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Connected Multimodal Mobility Act. Defines terms. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2027, every motor vehicle operating upon any highway in this State shall be equipped with automatic notification technology. Provides that beginning on or before January 1, 2027, the Department of Transportation shall install a traffic-control device network on each traffic-control device operating in this State. Provides that each traffic-control device network shall communicate to a vehicle installed with automatic notification technology when vehicle or pedestrian traffic requires the driver of the vehicle to change the vehicle's speed. Provides that the Department and the Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement the Act.  
  


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Connected Multimodal Mobility Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Automatic notification technology" means a motor vehicle 
8service technology integrating wireless communications and 
9vehicle location technology that can communicate with other 
10entities, including, but not limited to, other motor vehicles 
11equipped with automatic notification technology and 
12traffic-control device networks.
13    "Department" means the Illinois Department of 
14Transportation.
15    "Secretary" means the Illinois Secretary of State.
16    "Traffic-control device network" means a digital network 
17or software application that can collect data on vehicular and 
18pedestrian traffic in real time and is able to communicate that 
19data to a vehicle installed with automatic notification 
20technology.

 
21    Section 10. Automatic notification technology.  
22    (a) Beginning on or before January 1, 2027, every motor 
 
 
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1vehicle operating upon any highway in this State shall be 
2equipped with automatic notification technology. The 
3technology shall have a means to alert the driver of the 
4vehicle when there is a technological failure that would affect 
5the vehicle's automatic notification technology.
6    (b) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement this 
7Section.
 
8    Section 15. Traffic-control device network. 
9    (a) Beginning on or before January 1, 2027, the Department 
10shall install a traffic-control device network on each 
11traffic-control device operating in this State.
12    (b) Each traffic-control device network shall communicate 
13to a vehicle installed with automatic notification technology 
14when vehicle or pedestrian  traffic requires the driver of the 
15vehicle to change the vehicle's speed.
16    (c) The Department, in cooperation with the Secretary, 
17shall adopt rules to implement this Section.