92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB5610
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House Sponsors:
BURKE-POE AND BIGGINS.

Senate Sponsors:
SULLIVAN-MOLARO-DUDYCZ

Short description: 
VEH CD-ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVIC                                             

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Provides that the  prohibition      
   against driving on the sidewalk does not apply to an electric personal      
   assistive  mobility device.  Defines such a device as a self-balancing      
   2 non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only one person with      
   an electric propulsion system with average power  of  750  watts  (one      
   horsepower),  whose  maximum  speed  on  a  paved  level surface, when      
   powered solely by a propulsion system of that type while ridden by  an      
   operator weighing 170 pounds, is less than 20 miles per hour.               
          HOME RULE NOTE                                                       
          (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs)                       
          HB 5610 does not contain language indicating a limitation of         
          home rule powers and functions. Therefore, in the opinion of         
          DCCA, HB 5610 does not pre-empt home rule authority.                 
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          625 ILCS 5/11-1005.1 new                                             
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Reinserts      
   the provisions of the original bill.  Further provides that  a  person      
   operating  an  electric personal assistive mobility device has all the      
   rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to a pedestrian.         
        SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          625 ILCS 5/11-1412.2 new                                             
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Reinserts      
   the provisions of the original bill and Senate Amendment  No.  1  with      
   certain   changes.    Changes  the  definition  of  the  device  to  a      
   self-balancing 2 non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport  only      
   one  person with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum      
   speed of the device to 15 miles per hour  or  less.  Further  provides      
   that  a  person  may  not operate the device on a public sidewalk at a      
   speed greater than 8 miles per hour.                                        
        GOVERNOR'S AMENDATORY VETO MESSAGE                                     
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          625 ILCS 5/11-208.2                                                  
        Recommends that the legislation be amended to specifically pro-        
   vide that the amendatory Act does not limit or preempt the authority        
   of any home rule or non-home rule unit of local government to regulate      
   or prohibit the use of electric personal assistive mobility devices.        
 
Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0868

   Last action date: JAN-03-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   2


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