Illinois House Bill 309 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-13 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 immediately.

TOLL HIGHWAY EMERGENCY CALLS

Rep. James Durkin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-13		Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2009-02-04		Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee
2009-01-23		Referred to Rules Committee
2009-01-23		First Reading
2009-01-23		Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=309&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/09600HB0309.htm