Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 2580

Amends the Illinois Highway Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that highway commissioners may not permanently close, vacate, or reduce the weight limit on any road or portion thereof without the written approval of the county superintendent of highways and the elected board associated with that road district. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a highway commissioner may not permanently close or permanently post at a reduced weight limit any road or portion thereof unless the decision is after notice and public hearing and in accordance with the Code. Adds a provision specifying the powers and responsibilities of a highway commissioner to permanently close or permanently post a road at a reduced weight limit. Provides that no road or portion thereof designated as arterial shall be permanently closed unless the decision to do so is made in accordance with the Code. Provides that following the decision of a highway commissioner concerning a township or district road, any 3 landowners in the road district may appeal from the decision to the county superintendent of highways. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that highway commissioners, with respect to roads under their authority, may not permanently post a road or portion thereof at a reduced weight limit unless the decision to do so is made in accordance with the Illinois Highway Code.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Reinserts the bill as amended, but deletes that a highway commissioner may permanently close any road or portion thereof or arterial street without notice and a hearing in accordance with the Code. Provides that for a petition to widen, alter, or vacate a road, the superintendent of highways shall permit the introduction of evidence and the cross examination of witnesses by not less than 3 of the qualified petitioners, not less than 3 other legal voters residing within 2 miles of any portion of the road, and not less than 3 other persons owning land in the road district (regardless of whether the land is operated as a farm) or owning land wholly or partially situated within 2 miles of any portion of the road, except that no such permission shall extend to a person other than a petitioner unless it appears that he will be directly and adversely affected by the change requested in the petition. Makes conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that highway commissioners, with respect to roads under their authority, may not permanently post a road or portion thereof at a reduced weight limit unless the decision to do so is made in accordance with the Illinois Highway Code.

Date	Chamber	Action
8/3/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0237

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2015	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II
2/19/2015	House	First Reading
2/19/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
3/2/2015	House	Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
3/19/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brian W. Stewart
3/23/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II
3/23/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
3/24/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
3/24/2015	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; by Voice Vote
3/24/2015	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 018-000-000
3/25/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
4/17/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
4/17/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jerry Costello, II
4/20/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
4/21/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
4/21/2015	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
4/21/2015	House	House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
4/21/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
4/22/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000
4/22/2015	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
4/22/2015	Senate	Arrive in Senate
4/22/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
4/22/2015	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. John M. Sullivan
4/23/2015	Senate	First Reading
4/23/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
4/29/2015	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
4/30/2015	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
5/6/2015	Senate	Do Pass Transportation; 020-000-000
5/6/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 7, 2015
5/14/2015	Senate	Second Reading
5/14/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2015
5/20/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000
5/20/2015	House	Passed Both Houses
6/18/2015	House	Sent to the Governor
8/3/2015	House	Governor Approved
8/3/2015	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0237
8/3/2015	House	Effective Date January 1, 2016

	Adds reference to:
	605 ILCS 5/6-311	from Ch. 121, par. 6-311