Bill Text: IL HB0331 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Expressway Safety Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall work together to conduct a program to increase the amount of cameras along expressways in Cook County. Provides that images from the cameras may be used to investigate offenses and detect roadway hazards, but not to enforce petty offenses. Provides that the program shall be funded by the Road Fund. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2023.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0042 [HB0331 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0331-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0331 Introduced , by Rep. Thaddeus Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Expressway Safety Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority shall work together to conduct a program to increase the amount of cameras along expressways in Cook County. Provides that images from the cameras may be used to investigate offenses and detect roadway hazards, but not to enforce petty offenses. Provides that the program shall be funded by the Road Fund. Repeals the Act on July 1, 2023.
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Expressway Safety Act.
Section 5. Camera program.
(a) The Illinois State Police, the Illinois Department of
Transportation, and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
shall work together to conduct a program to increase the amount
of cameras along expressways in Cook County.
(b) Images from the cameras may be used by law enforcement
agencies in the investigation of offenses and to detect roadway
hazards. Images from the cameras shall not be used to enforce
petty offenses.
(c) Subject to appropriation, any funds needed to conduct
the program shall be taken from the Road Fund.
Section 90. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2023.