HWY CD-UNDERPASS HAZARD BAR
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 31, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 8, 2023
How they voted
66–38
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 117
May 8, 2023
D
Democratic77
85% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
8
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-038-000
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulations, Roads & Bridges; 011-005-000
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Regulations, Roads & Bridges
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ventura
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Ventura
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 012-000-000
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 011-006-001
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 012-006-000
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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