VEH CD-EMERGENCY/CONSTRUCTION
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires that upon approaching an emergency scene, a stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or a construction or maintenance area or zone, a person who drives a vehicle shall, proceeding with due caution, yield the right-of-way by making a lane change, if possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching vehicle reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary authorized emergency vehicle, or construction or maintenance area or zone. Provides that if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision, or until safely past the construction or maintenance area or zone.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Apr 18, 2024
Signed Jul 19, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2024
How they voted
112–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 117
Apr 17, 2024
D
Democratic77
94% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jul 19, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 013-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety; 011-000-000
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 31 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
P
Jay Hoffman
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hauter
RRepublican
Co
Brad Fritts
RRepublican
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dan Ugaste
RRepublican
Co
Dave Severin
RRepublican
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Emil Jones
DDemocratic
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