Bill Text: IL SB1862 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Dedicates the Act to the memory of Lieutenant Scott Gillen, Trooper Brooke Jones-Story, and Trooper Christopher Lambert. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Scott's Law Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, when approaching a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, a person shall proceed with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary vehicles. Provides that, when approaching a disabled vehicle with lighted hazard lights on a highway having at least 4 lanes, of which at least 2 are proceeding in the same direction, a driver of a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not adjacent to that of the disabled vehicle, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, or, if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary vehicles. Provides that a person who violates provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle commits a business offense punishable by a minimum fine of $250 and not more than $10,000 for the first violation and a fine of not less than $750 or more than $10,000 for the second or subsequent violation (instead of a fine of not less than $100 or more than $10,000), and (i) if the violation results in damage to another vehicle, the person commits a Class A misdemeanor; and (ii) if the violation results in the injury or death of another person, the person commits a Class 4 felony. Provides that commission of the offense of reckless homicide while committing a violation of the Section concerning proper approach of a stationary authorized emergency vehicle shall be afforded as a factor in aggravation and extended-term sentencing. Provides that the Director of the State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in the Department's discretion to fund the production of materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Department of State Police for enforcement of the Section concerning proper approach of a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, and for other law enforcement purposes the Director deems necessary for such efforts. Provides that, for violations issued by a county or municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited into the county or municipality's Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance zones in that county on highways other than interstate highways. Provides that the county, in its discretion, may also use a portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles. Amends the Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act. Imposes a conditional assessment of $250 for a violation of provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who commits reckless homicide while violating provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years, or, if the person caused the deaths of 2 or more persons, not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years. Makes other changes. Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person charged with violating provisions prescribing how to safely approach an authorized emergency vehicle is not eligible for supervision.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-33)

Status: (Passed) 2019-07-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0173 [SB1862 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB1862-Introduced.html


101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1862

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Terry Link

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/1-100 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-100

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 1-100 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/1-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-100)
7 Sec. 1-100. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the the
8Illinois Vehicle Code.
9 Portions of this Act may likewise be cited by a short title
10as follows:
11 Chapters 2, 3, 4 and 5: the Illinois Vehicle Title &
12Registration Law.
13 Chapter 6: the Illinois Driver Licensing Law.
14 Chapter 7: the Illinois Safety and Family Financial
15Responsibility Law.
16 Chapter 11: the Illinois Rules of the Road.
17 Chapter 12: the Illinois Vehicle Equipment Law.
18 Chapter 13: the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law.
19 Chapter 14: the Illinois Vehicle Equipment Safety Compact.
20 Chapter 15: the Illinois Size and Weight Law.
21 Chapter 17: the Illinois Highway Safety Law.
22 Chapter 18a: the Illinois Commercial Relocation of
23Trespassing Vehicles Law.

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1 Chapter 18b: the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law.
2 Chapter 18c: the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law.
3 Chapter 18d: The Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law.
4(Source: P.A. 95-562, eff. 7-1-08.)
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