Bill Status of HB 5237   97th General Assembly


Short Description:  RR OBSTRUCTION-VEH ON TRACKS

House Sponsors
Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
610 ILCS 95/5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Railroad Obstruction Act. Provides that a person commits the offense of parking a motor vehicle on tracks, a Class 4 felony, when he or she knowingly leaves a motor vehicle on any portion of a railroad track for a period of one hour or more. Provides that a person commits the offense of aggravated parking a motor vehicle on tracks, a Class 2 felony, when he or she commits the offense of parking a motor vehicle on tracks and the violation is a proximate cause of death or great bodily harm to another person. Provides that the new provisions do not apply if a motor vehicle is left on a railroad track because of a mechanical failure, provided that the person in control of the vehicle at the time of the mechanical failure immediately makes a reasonable effort to have the vehicle removed from the track or to notify law enforcement of the location of the vehicle.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/8/2012HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe
  2/8/2012HouseFirst Reading
  2/8/2012HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die

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