Bill Text: IL HB4990 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

---

Bill Title: Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall conduct a study and prepare a report on the feasibility and installation, every 20 miles, of signs that span the width of each interstate highway and display safety messages in brief, bold designs. Provides that the Department shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2021.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4990 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB4990-Introduced.html

---

101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB4990 Introduced , by Rep. Jeff Keicher SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 2705/2705-620 new
Amends the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall conduct a study and prepare a report on the feasibility and installation, every 20 miles, of signs that span the width of each interstate highway and display safety messages in brief, bold designs. Provides that the Department shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by December 31, 2021.
LRB101 18034 HEP 70297 b
A BILL FOR
HB4990 LRB101 18034 HEP 70297 b
AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Department of Transportation Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by adding
Section 2705-620 as follows:
(20 ILCS 2705/2705-620 new)
Sec. 2705-620. Safety sign study. The Department shall
conduct a study and prepare a report on the feasibility and
installation, every 20 miles, of signs that span the width of
each interstate highway and display safety messages in brief,
bold designs. The messages shall include those determined by
the Department to be appropriate for educating the public about
laws pertaining to safe driving, including, but not limited to,
laws regarding the approach of an authorized emergency vehicle,
a disabled vehicle, or a highway construction or maintenance
zone, and laws regarding driving on the right, overtaking on
the left, and merging. The Department shall submit a report of
its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by
December 31, 2021. This Section is repealed on January 1, 2023.