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 Bill Status of HB0356  95th General Assembly


Short Description:  TOLL HIGHWAY EMERGENCY CALLS

House Sponsors
Rep. Jim Durkin - Sandra M. Pihos - Patricia R. Bellock - Cynthia Soto - Karen A. Yarbrough

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
605 ILCS 10/9.65 new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Toll Highway Act. Provides that no person or entity, other than the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, may operate or administer a system, other than the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, for responding to calls from persons seeking emergency or non-emergency assistance on toll highways. Provides that the Authority may not operate or administer a system, other than the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system, for responding to calls for emergency assistance. Provides that the Authority may operate its own system for responding to calls for non-emergency assistance, if the number to be dialed by persons utilizing the system does not contain the digit "9". Provides that the Authority may not promote, by means of signs or by any other means, the use of any system other than the 9-1-1 system by any person seeking emergency or non-emergency assistance on toll highways. Effective July 1, 2007.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/22/2007HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin
  1/22/2007HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
  1/22/2007HouseChief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
  1/22/2007HouseFirst Reading
  1/22/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/7/2007HouseAssigned to Tollway Oversight Committee
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto
  2/28/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough
  3/23/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
  1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die

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