HB 5370 Illinois House · 103rd Regular Session

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

1120
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 117
Apr 17, 2024
D Democratic77
73 Yea 4
94% Yea
R Republican40
39 Yea 1
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

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