Illinois 93rd Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 978 — VEH CD-TECH

Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0624

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  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration of the Code.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment in SB 978 made notable changes to existing regulations on speed limits enforced by the Department of Transportation. It allows the Department to adjust maximum speed limits based on safety assessments of specific intersections or highway sections, with limits set at 65 mph or 55 mph for larger vehicles. The amendment removed the Secretary of State's authority over certain administrative duties in the vehicle code, streamlining decision-making related to speed limits. This matters because it gives more power to the Department to enhance road safety by adjusting speed limits according to current traffic conditions.

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SB978 Engrossed LRB093 02938 DRH 02954 b AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
SB978 Enrolled LRB093 02938 DRH 02954 b AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 2-101 as follows:
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 11-602 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/2-101) (from Ch.
(625 ILCS 5/11-602) (from Ch.
2-101) Sec.
11-602) Sec.
2-101.
11-602.
Administration vested in Secretary of State.
Alteration of limits by Department.
The Secretary of State is h------ vested with powers and duties and jurisdiction of administering Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of The Illinois Vehicle Code.
Whenever the Department determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation concerning any highway for which the Department has maintenance responsibility, that a maximum speed limit prescribed in Section 11-601 of this Chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or safe with respect to the conditions found to exist at any intersection or other place on such highway or along any part or zone thereof, the Department shall determine and declare a reasonable and safe absolute maximum speed limit applicable to such intersection or place, or along such part or zone.
However, such limit shall not exceed 65 miles per hour, or 55 miles per hour for a second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more (including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load), on a highway or street which is especially designed for through traffic and to, from, or over which owners of or persons having an interest in abutting property or other persons have no right or easement, or only a limited right or easement, of access, crossing, light, air, or view, and shall not exceed 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
W ________h_____________ _____D_____________________c________________________t___________ _____r_______________________m____________________l_____________ _____s_____________________i______________________t_____________ _____s_____________________f______________________e_____________ SB978 Enrolled -2- LRB093 02938 DRH 02954 b _____r_____________________o_______________________t____________ _____u_____________________d______________________o_____________ _____c_______________ A limit s-- determined and declared __ _____d____________________ becomes effective, and suspends the applicability of the limit prescribed in Section 11-601 of this Chapter, when appropriate signs giving notice of the limit are erected at such intersection or other place, or along such part or zone of the highway.
Electronic speed-detecting devices shall not be used within 500 feet beyond any such sign in the direction of travel;
if so used in violation hereof, evidence obtained thereby shall be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding.
However, nothing in this Section prohibits the use of such electronic speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of a sign within a special school speed zone indicating such zone, conforming to the requirements of Section 11-605 of this Act, nor shall evidence obtained thereby be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding provided the use of such device shall apply only to the enforcement of the speed limit in such special school speed zone.
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89-444, eff.
1-25-96;
89-551, eff.
1-1-97.) Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
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Action History

  1. Public Act . . . . . . . . . 93-0624

  2. Effective Date December 19, 2003

  3. Governor Approved

  4. Sent to the Governor

  5. Passed Both Houses

  6. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 057-000-000

  7. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Be Approved for Consideration Executive; 013-000-000

  8. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Executive

  9. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules

  10. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Patrick Welch

  11. Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Patrick Welch

  12. Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01-November 20,2003

  13. Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01

  14. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William B. Black

  15. Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000

  16. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate

  17. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote

  18. Second Reading - Short Debate

  19. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ronald A. Wait

  20. Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

  21. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee; 017-000-000

  22. Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Frank J. Mautino

  23. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee

  24. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee

  25. House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Frank J. Mautino

  26. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate

  27. Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 004-000-000

  28. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  29. Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate **

  30. Second Reading - Short Debate

  31. Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate **

  32. Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 007-005-000

  33. Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b); May 31, 2003

  34. Assigned to Executive Committee

  35. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

  36. Assigned to Executive Committee

  37. Referred to Rules Committee

  38. First Reading

  39. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Michael J. Madigan

  40. Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading

  41. Arrived in House

  42. Third Reading - Passed; 032-016-002

  43. Verified

  44. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** March 19, 2003

  45. Second Reading

  46. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003

  47. Do Pass Executive; 008-005-000

  48. Assigned to Executive

  49. Referred to Rules

  50. First Reading

  51. Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Emil Jones, Jr.

  52. Filed with Secretary by Sen. George P. Shadid

Sponsors

  • Patrick Welch · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Patrick Welch

Not signed on (182)

182 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Concurrence, Amendment 1

Passed 57 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 49002
Democrat 7000
Republican 1000
Total 57002
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Luechtefeld — Yea
Althoff — Yea
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Yea
Burzynski — Not Voting
Halvorson — Yea
Meeks — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Geo-Karis — Yea
Lauzen — Yea
Link — Yea
Brady — Yea
Sullivan, D. — Yea
Maloney — Yea
Sullivan, J. — Yea
Petka — Yea
Obama — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Jones, J. — Yea
Radogno — Yea
Jones, W. — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Watson — Yea
Schoenberg — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Soden — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Winkel — Yea
Wojcik — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
Cronin — Yea
Crotty — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Dillard — Yea
Forby — Yea
Garrett — Yea
Haine — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Rauschenberger — Yea
Righter — Yea
Risinger — Yea
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Yea
Rutherford — Yea
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 100005
Democrat 8001
Republican 3000
Total 111006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Saviano — Yea
Schmitz — Not Voting
Sommer — Yea
Soto — Yea
Winters — Not Voting
Acevedo — Yea
Aguilar — Yea
Bassi — Yea
Beaubien — Yea
Bellock — Yea
Berrios — Yea
Biggins — Not Voting
Black — Yea
Boland — Yea
May — Yea
Bost — Yea
Brauer — Yea
Brosnahan — Yea
Capparelli — Yea
McAuliffe — Yea
Mulligan — Yea
Hassert — Not Voting
Hultgren — Yea
Nekritz — Yea
Jefferson — Yea
Osmond — Yea
Pankau — Yea
Mitchell, Jerry — Yea
Krause — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Sullivan — Yea
Madigan — Yea
Howard — Yea
Moffitt — Yea
Molaro — Yea
Jones — Yea
Watson — Yea
Morrow — Yea
Munson — Yea
Myers — Yea
Davis, Monique — Yea
Davis, Steve — Yea
Novak — Yea
O'Brien — Yea
Osterman — Yea
Tenhouse — Yea
Turner — Yea
Verschoore — Yea
Wait — Yea
Washington — Yea
Yarbrough — Yea
Younge — Yea
Churchill — Yea
Colvin — Yea
Coulson — Yea
Cross — Not Voting
Cultra — Yea
Currie — Yea
Daniels — Yea
Holbrook — Yea
Jakobsson — Yea
Kosel — Yea
Lang — Yea
Leitch — Yea
Lindner — Yea
Mathias — Yea
Bailey — Yea
Lyons, Eileen — Yea
Mautino — Yea
McCarthy — Yea
Lyons, Joseph — Yea
McKeon — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Reitz — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Millner — Yea
Parke — Yea
Phelps — Yea
Scully — Yea
Slone — Yea
McGuire — Yea
Bradley, John — Yea
Bradley, Richard — Yea
Brady — Yea
Hannig — Yea
Mitchell, Bill — Yea
Burke — Yea
Dunkin — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Eddy — Yea
Flider — Yea
Flowers — Yea
Franks — Yea
Fritchey — Yea
Froehlich — Yea
Giles — Yea
Graham — Yea
Granberg — Yea
Grunloh — Yea
Hamos — Yea
Pihos — Yea
Poe — Yea
Ryg — Yea
Sacia — Yea
Chapa LaVia — Yea
Eva-Dina Delgado Democrat Yea
Jay Hoffman Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Not Voting
Michael J. Kelly Democrat Yea
Nicholas K. Smith Democrat Yea
Patrick J. Joyce Democrat Yea
Robert "Bob" Rita Democrat Yea
Sara Feigenholtz Democrat Yea
William "Will" Davis Democrat Yea
Brad Stephens Republican Yea
Chapin Rose Republican Yea
Chris Miller Republican Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 16 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2515011
Democrat 7000
Republican 0100
Total 3216011
% of votes cast 54%27%0%19%
How each member voted (59)
Member Party Vote
Sandoval — Yea
Sieben — Not Voting
Althoff — Nay
Martinez — Yea
Bomke — Not Voting
Burzynski — Not Voting
Clayborne — Yea
DeLeo — Yea
Haine — Yea
Halvorson — Yea
Obama — Yea
Lauzen — Nay
Sullivan, J. — Nay
Jones, J. — Nay
Luechtefeld — Nay
Jones, W. — Nay
Watson — Nay
Maloney — Yea
Petka — Not Voting
Sullivan, D. — Not Voting
Brady — Not Voting
Meeks — Yea
Philip — Nay
Schoenberg — Yea
Shadid — Yea
Winkel — Not Voting
Wojcik — Not Voting
Woolard — Yea
Cronin — Nay
Dillard — Nay
Garrett — Yea
Geo-Karis — Not Voting
Link — Yea
Silverstein — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Trotter — Yea
Viverito — Yea
Jacobs — Yea
Cullerton — Yea
Demuzio — Yea
Crotty — Yea
Hendon — Yea
Peterson — Not Voting
Radogno — Nay
Rauschenberger — Nay
Righter — Nay
Risinger — Not Voting
Ronen — Yea
Roskam — Nay
Rutherford — Nay
del Valle — Yea
Don Harmon Democrat Yea
Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat Yea
Emil Jones, III Democrat Yea
Kimberly A. Lightford Democrat Yea
Lakesia Collins Democrat Yea
Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. Democrat Yea
Mattie Hunter Democrat Yea
Dave Syverson Republican Nay

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What does SB 978 do?
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning administration of the Code.
Who sponsors SB 978?
SB 978 is sponsored by Patrick Welch.
What is the current status of SB 978?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2003. Enacted.
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