104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1559
 
Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 2705/2705-210  was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15
    Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any crash involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a federal or municipal highway.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the 
5Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing 
6Section 2705-210 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 2705/2705-210)  (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15)
8    Sec. 2705-210. Traffic control and prevention of crashes. 
9The Department has the power to develop, consolidate, and 
10coordinate effective programs and activities for the 
11advancement of driver education, for the facilitation of the 
12movement of motor vehicle traffic, and for the protection and 
13conservation of life and property on the streets and highways 
14of this State and to advise, recommend, and consult with the 
15several departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and other 
16agencies of this State in regard to those programs and 
17activities. The Department has the power to aid and assist the 
18counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of 
19this State in the control of traffic and the prevention of 
20traffic crashes. That aid and assistance to counties, cities, 
21towns, and other political subdivisions of this State shall 
22include assistance with regard to planning, traffic flow, 
23light synchronizing, preferential lanes for carpools, and 
 
 
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1carpool parking allocations.
2    To further the prevention of crashes, the Department shall 
3conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any crash 
4involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection 
5of a State, federal, or municipal highway. The study shall 
6include, but not be limited to, consideration of alternative 
7geometric design improvements, traffic control devices, and 
8any other improvements that the Department deems necessary. 
9The Department shall make the results of the study available 
10to the public on its website.
11(Source: P.A. 102-333, eff. 1-1-22; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)