Date	Chamber	Action
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

625 ILCS 5/11-1502.5 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in the counties of Ogle, Rock Island, Whiteside, and Winnebago, a person riding a bicycle is an intended and permitted user of any highway in Illinois except for a highway on which bicycle use has been specifically prohibited by law and the prohibition is indicated by appropriate signage. Provides that the new language does not create liability for any public entity for the failure to remedy any surface condition of a highway that caused injury to a person riding a bicycle if that surface condition is not hazardous to a passenger car. Provides that, except as expressly provided by law, the new language does not impose an obligation to further improve existing highways or to maintain them to a higher standard for bicyclists. Provides that the new provisions are repealed 3 years after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2012	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters
2/8/2012	House	First Reading
2/8/2012	House	Referred to Rules Committee
1/8/2013	House	Session Sine Die

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