Roll Call: IL SB1653 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires the Department of Transportation, local authorities, or any responsible entity to erect and maintain hazard bars for all viaducts and underpasses with a clearance of less than 15 feet. Provides that the hazard bar shall hang at the same clearance level as the viaduct or underpass and at least 500 feet in front of the viaduct or underpass to alert motorists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0099 [SB1653 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Requires the Department of Transportation, local authorities, or any responsible entity to erect and maintain hazard bars for all viaducts and underpasses with a clearance of less than 15 feet. Provides that the hazard bar shall hang at the same clearance level as the viaduct or underpass and at least 500 feet in front of the viaduct or underpass to alert motorists.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0099 [SB1653 Detail]
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]
Vote: Third Reading in Senate
| Vote | Tally | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | 56 | 37 | 19 |
| Nay | - | - | - |
| Not Voting | 3 | 3 | - |
| Absent | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 59 | 40 | 19 |
