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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly | ||||||
| 3 | passed Public Act 98-506 to ensure
that anyone driving a car is | ||||||
| 4 | careful, responsive, and alert behind the wheel; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Illinois joined a dozen other states with similar | ||||||
| 6 | restrictions and will allow drivers to
operate under a uniform | ||||||
| 7 | ban; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Public Act 98-506 provided that Illinois drivers | ||||||
| 9 | may not operate a motor vehicle on
a roadway while using an | ||||||
| 10 | electronic communication device; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, A person who violates Public Act 98-508 will be | ||||||
| 12 | fined a maximum of $75 for a first
offense, $100 for a second | ||||||
| 13 | offense, $125 for a third offense, and $150 for a fourth or | ||||||
| 14 | subsequent
offense; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, A first offense for driving while using an | ||||||
| 16 | electronic communication device will not
be considered a moving | ||||||
| 17 | violation; subsequent offences will be considered moving | ||||||
| 18 | violations
and will be recorded on one's driving record; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The new handheld cell phone ban is a primary stop | ||||||
| 20 | offense, which means that a
driver can be stopped without | ||||||
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| 1 | committing any other violation; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Public Act 98-506 was an initiative based on the | ||||||
| 3 | National Transportation Safety Board's recommendation for a
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| 4 | nationwide ban on the use of cell phones while driving; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Other states that have implemented the bans have | ||||||
| 6 | done research, noting that there may
be little difference | ||||||
| 7 | between drivers who use hand-held cell phones and who use | ||||||
| 8 | hands-free
devices; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, It is important for the Illinois General Assembly | ||||||
| 10 | to evaluate the impact of
legislation to insure the safety of | ||||||
| 11 | all Illinois drivers; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | urge the Illinois State Police
and the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 15 | Transportation to study the impact of Public Act 98-506 and
to | ||||||
| 16 | deliver a report to the members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 17 | Representatives by January 1, 2016; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to the Secretary of State Police and the Secretary of | ||||||
| 20 | Transportation.
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