Bill Status of HB 3978   99th General Assembly


Short Description:  VEH CD-SPEEDING VIOLATION

House Sponsors
Rep. Jeanne M Ives

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
625 ILCS 5/11-601.5
730 ILCS 5/5-6-1from Ch. 38, par. 1005-6-1

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of this State at a speed that is 40 (rather than 26) miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit commits a Class B misdemeanor. Removes the penalty of a Class A misdemeanor for driving 35 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Allows court supervision for a violation of driving at a speed that is 40 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit.

House Committee Amendment No. 1
Adds reference to:
625 ILCS 5/6-206

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced Bill with the following changes. Provides that a person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of this State at a speed that is 30 (rather than 40) miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit commits a Class B misdemeanor. Adds a provision allowing the Secretary of State to suspend a driver's license for driving a vehicle at a speed that is 30 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Allows court supervision for a violation of driving a vehicle upon any highway of this State at a speed in excess of 25 mph over the applicable statutory maximum speed limit in an urban district.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/27/2015HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jeanne M Ives
  2/27/2015HouseFirst Reading
  2/27/2015HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  3/12/2015HouseAssigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jeanne M Ives
  3/23/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
  3/24/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
  3/25/2015HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
  3/25/2015HouseMotion Do Pass as Amended - Lost Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 004-005-000
  3/25/2015HouseRemains in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
  3/27/2015HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/10/2017HouseSession Sine Die

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