92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB2056
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House Sponsors:
WINKEL-HOFFMAN-BELLOCK-LANG-WAIT AND BERNS.

Senate Sponsors:
LAUZEN

Short description: 
VEH CD-ISSUE CITATION-SCH BUS                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  to  provide  that   a   law      
   enforcement officer has the power to issue citations for violations of      
   the  provisions concerning the approaching, overtaking, and passing of      
   a school bus.  Provides that a law enforcement officer  may  demand  a      
   statement from the owner of a vehicle alleged to have been involved in      
   those types of violations.  Effective immediately.                          
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          625 ILCS 5/12-215               from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215         
          625 ILCS 5/12-805               from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-805         
        Deletes  everything  after  the  enacting  clause.   Amends   the      
   Illinois  Vehicle  Code.   Provides  that school buses may be equipped      
   with alternately  flashing  head  lamps,  which  may  be  operated  in      
   conjunction  with the 8-lamp flashing signal system required under the      
   Code.  Effective immediately.                                               
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          625 ILCS 5/12-802.1 new                                              
          625 ILCS 5/12-815               from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-815         
          625 ILCS 5/12-816 new                                                
          30 ILCS 105/5.545 new                                                
        Further amends the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code.  Deletes  amendatory      
   provisions  concerning  flashing head lamps and signal lamps on school      
   buses.  Provides  that  a  law  enforcement  officer  shall  have  the      
   authority  to  issue  citations  for  violations  of  the   provisions      
   concerning  the  approaching, overtaking, and passing of a school bus.      
   Adds a Section requiring that every school bus  sold  or  manufactured      
   for  use  in  Illinois on or after January 1, 2002 to be equipped with      
   exterior reflective markings on the rear and  sides  of  the  bus,  in      
   compliance with the rules adopted by the Department of Transportation.      
   In  a  Section  concerning strobe lamps on school buses, provides that      
   the strobe lamp must be lighted when the school  bus  is  stopped  for      
   loading  or discharging of pupils or bearing one or more pupils.  Adds      
   a Section requiring every school bus operating in Illinois to  display      
   a toll-free number which may be contacted to report improper operation      
   of  a  school  bus  and  requiring the Secretary of State to establish      
   rules for the establishment of the hotline and to establish within the      
   Office of the Secretary of State a division exclusively  dedicated  to      
   handling  receipt,  investigation,  and  follow-up  of  all complaints      
   reported.  Also creates the School Bus Toll Free Hotline Fund.              
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          625 ILCS 5/11-1414                                                   
        Further amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.   Deletes  a  provision      
   giving  a  law  enforcement  officer  the power to issue citations for      
   violations of the provisions concerning the  approaching,  overtaking,      
   and  passing  of  a  school bus and deletes a provision allowing a law      
   enforcement officer to demand a statement from the owner of a  vehicle      
   alleged to have been involved in those types of violations.                 
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   3     SENATE -   0


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