Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1559

Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 3/14/2025

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1559

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1559 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section 2705-210 as follows:

(20 ILCS 2705/2705-210) (was 20 ILCS 2705/49.15)

Sec. 2705-210. Traffic control and prevention of crashes.

(a) The Department has the power to develop, consolidate, and coordinate effective programs and activities for the advancement of driver education, for the facilitation of the movement of motor vehicle traffic, and for the protection and conservation of life and property on the streets and highways of this State and to advise, recommend, and consult with the several departments, divisions, boards, commissions, and other agencies of this State in regard to those programs and activities. The Department has the power to aid and assist the counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of this State in the control of traffic and the prevention of traffic crashes. That aid and assistance to counties, cities, towns, and other political subdivisions of this State shall include assistance with regard to planning, traffic flow, light synchronizing, preferential lanes for carpools, and carpool parking allocations.

(b) To further the prevention of crashes, the Department shall conduct a traffic study following the occurrence of any crash involving a pedestrian fatality that occurs at an intersection of a State or municipal highway. If a memorandum of understanding exists between the State and municipal departments of transportation and that memorandum of understanding requires that the 2 bodies meet monthly or regularly, the meeting agendas shall include, but not be limited to, integrated discussion of the fatality reports that each municipal or State department of transportation has conducted and how to address these crashes. Nothing in this Section limits local law enforcement or the Illinois State Police from participation. The discussion study shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of alternative geometric design improvements, traffic control devices, and any other improvements that both departments deem the Department deems necessary to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities. The Department shall make the results of the study available to the public on its website.

(c) The Department shall conduct a timely analysis of each fatal traffic crash that occurs on a State or municipal highway that is reported to the Illinois State Police or a local law enforcement agency. The purpose of the analyses is to understand the circumstances associated with the traffic crashes.

(d) The Department shall conduct periodic analyses to identify trends, patterns, and correlations associated with traffic crashes, including, but not limited to, trends, patterns, and correlations associated with the occurrence of fatal or serious injury traffic crash outcomes in population groups, such as pedestrians and bicyclists, or locations disproportionately impacted by fatal traffic crash outcomes.

(e) Based on its analyses, the Department shall identify potential actions to increase traffic safety, which may include, but are not limited to, modifications to street design and infrastructure. When appropriate, the discussions shall include estimates for the cost of implementation and potential funding options in its identification of such potential actions.

(f) In conducting analyses and in identifying potential actions, the Department shall coordinate with any other department, agency, or organization deemed relevant by the Department.

(g) Each department, including State and municipal departments, of transportation shall make the reports of the analysis and results of the study available to the public upon request.

(Source: P.A. 102-333, eff. 1-1-22; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)".