Date	Chamber	Action
4/15/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

625 ILCS 5/11-208

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a unit of local government, including a home rule unit, that enforces against any person an ordinance that (i) applies only to motorcycles and restricts their access to certain highways, (ii) requires motorcycle riders to wear protective headgear, or (iii) regulates motorcycles in a manner inconsistent with the Code, in addition to being liable to that person for the actual damages sustained, is liable to that person for punitive damages in an amount not less than $10,000 and not greater than $25,000 and for reasonable attorney's fees. Effective immediately.

House Amendment No. 1
Reduces the amount of punitive damages that may recovered to not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 (down from not less than $10,000 and not more than $25,000).

	Fiscal Note (H-AM 1) (Department of Transportation)
	Passage of House Bill 730 (H-AM 1) would cause no fiscal impact for the Department of Transportation.

	Fiscal Note (H-AM 1) (Department of Transportation)
	No fiscal impact.

	Fiscal Note (Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation)
	House Bill 730 will not have a material fiscal impact on the agency.

	State Mandates Fiscal Note (H-AM 1) (Dept of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	In the opinion of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, this legislation does not create a State mandate under the State Mandates Act.

	Home Rule Note (H-AM 1) (Dept of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
	In the opinion of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, House Bill 730 (H-AM 1) does not pre-empt home rule authority.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/1/2005	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. John E. Bradley
2/1/2005	House	First Reading
2/1/2005	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/8/2005	House	Assigned to Local Government Committee
3/2/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Local Government Committee
3/2/2005	House	House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Local Government Committee; by Voice Vote
3/2/2005	House	Do Pass / Standard Debate Local Government Committee; 006-005-000
3/3/2005	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Standard Debate
3/10/2005	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Aaron Schock
3/16/2005	House	Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
3/16/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
3/16/2005	House	Home Rule Note Requested by Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
3/17/2005	House	Fiscal Note Filed
3/17/2005	House	Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
3/31/2005	House	Fiscal Note Filed
4/5/2005	House	State Mandates Fiscal Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
4/5/2005	House	Home Rule Note Filed As Amended by HA 1
4/8/2005	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/8/2005	House	Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2005	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/15/2005	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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