FLASHING YELLOW SIGNALS
Summary
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires vehicles facing a flashing yellow arrow indication to proceed only as indicated by the arrow and to yield the right of way to other vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. Permits pedestrians facing a flashing yellow arrow indication to proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk unless otherwise directed by pedestrian control signals.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2013
Committee Review
May 2014
House Passage
Mar 2013
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2013
Last action Dec 3, 2014
Floor votes · House Mar 22, 2013
How they voted
92–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 99
Mar 22, 2013
D
Democratic58
91% Yea
R
Republican41
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
4
May 16, 2014
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2014
upper
May 10, 2013
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013
upper
Apr 3, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 22, 2013
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 22, 2013
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (92-0-7)
house
Feb 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; 009-000-000
lower
Feb 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 27, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Feb 25, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2013
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
lower
Feb 20, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Feb 15, 2013
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth
lower
Feb 13, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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