Bill Text: IL HB5277 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning funeral processions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5277 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5277-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5277 Introduced , by Rep. Christine Winger SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1420 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning funeral processions.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 11-1420 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1420) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420)
Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions.
(a) Funeral processions have the the right-of-way at
intersections when vehicles comprising such procession have
their headlights and hazard lights lighted, subject to the
following conditions and exceptions:
1. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
yield the right-of-way upon the approach of an authorized
emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal;
2. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
yield the right-of-way when directed to do so by a traffic
officer;
3. The operator of the leading vehicle in a funeral
procession shall comply with stop signs and traffic control
signals but when the leading vehicle has proceeded across
an intersection in accordance with such signal or after
stopping as required by the stop sign, all vehicles in such
procession may proceed without stopping, regardless of the

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sign or signal and the leading vehicle and the vehicles in
procession shall proceed with due caution.
(b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral procession
shall not drive his vehicle in the funeral procession except
when authorized to do so by a traffic officer or when such
vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle giving audible or
visible signal.
(c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral
procession may not form a procession or convoy and have their
headlights or hazard lights or both lighted for the purpose of
securing the right-of-way granted by this Section to funeral
processions.
(d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral procession
may overtake and pass the vehicles in such procession if such
overtaking and passing can be accomplished without causing a
traffic hazard or interfering with such procession.
(e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be
equipped with a flashing amber light which may be used only
when such vehicle is used as a lead vehicle in such procession.
Vehicles comprising a funeral procession may utilize funeral
pennants or flags or windshield stickers or flashing hazard
warning signal flashers to identify the individual vehicles in
such a procession.
(f) In the absence of law enforcement traffic control
assistance for a funeral procession, a funeral director or his
or her designee may direct traffic during a funeral procession.

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(Source: P.A. 96-859, eff. 1-12-10.)