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 Bill Status of HB2414  101st General Assembly


Short Description:  CLOSED ROAD SIGN VIOLATION

House Sponsors
Rep. David A. Welter

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
625 ILCS 5/11-1435 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not operate a vehicle upon any street, roadway, or highway that is closed due to a rise in water level and is clearly marked by a sign stating the street, roadway, or highway is closed. Provides that a person who violates the new provision is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined up to $2,000. Provides that except for any cost of transporting the rescued person to a hospital or other facility for treatment of injuries, a person shall pay restitution to reimburse costs incurred in a rescue operation. Defines "rescue operation" as a response by a law enforcement officer, an ambulance, a firefighter carried on the rolls of a regularly constituted fire department or fire protection district, a firefighter of a volunteer fire department, or a member of a recognized not-for-profit rescue or emergency medical service provider. Provides that moneys shall be deposited into specific funds if the rescuer is an agent of either the Department of State Police or the Department of Natural Resources.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/13/2019HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. David A. Welter
  2/13/2019HouseFirst Reading
  2/13/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/26/2019HouseAssigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
  3/29/2019HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2021HouseSession Sine Die

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