Bill Text: IL SB0515 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Bikeway Act. Makes a technical change in a provision concerning appropriations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB0515 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB0515-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure Commission Act of 2018.
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6 | Section 5. The Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure | ||||||
7 | Commission. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure Commission | ||||||
9 | is created. | ||||||
10 | (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this Act, | ||||||
11 | the members of the Commission shall be appointed with the | ||||||
12 | following members: | ||||||
13 | (1) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by | ||||||
14 | the President of the Senate; | ||||||
15 | (2) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by | ||||||
16 | the Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||||||
17 | (3) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by | ||||||
18 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
19 | (4) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by | ||||||
20 | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; | ||||||
21 | (5) the Mayor of the City of Chicago, or his or her | ||||||
22 | designee; | ||||||
23 | (6) the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her |
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1 | designee; | ||||||
2 | (7) the Director of State Police, or his or her | ||||||
3 | designee; | ||||||
4 | (8) two members of the public who represent the towing | ||||||
5 | industry, appointed by the President of the Professional | ||||||
6 | Towing and Recovery Operators of Illinois; | ||||||
7 | (9) two members of the public who represent the | ||||||
8 | property casualty insurance industry, appointed by the | ||||||
9 | Executive Director of the Illinois Insurance Association; | ||||||
10 | (10) the President of the Illinois Municipal League, or | ||||||
11 | his or her designee; | ||||||
12 | (11) the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' | ||||||
13 | Association, or his or her designee; | ||||||
14 | (12) the Cook County State's Attorney, or his or her | ||||||
15 | designee; | ||||||
16 | (13) the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, | ||||||
17 | or his or her designee; | ||||||
18 | (14) the President of the Northwest Municipal | ||||||
19 | Conference, or his or her designee; and | ||||||
20 | (15) a member knowledgeable in auto financing, and | ||||||
21 | holds a valid license under the Consumer Installment Loan | ||||||
22 | Act, appointed by the Secretary of Financial and | ||||||
23 | Professional Regulation. | ||||||
24 | (c) The members of the Commission shall receive no | ||||||
25 | compensation for serving as members of the Commission. | ||||||
26 | (d) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide |
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1 | administrative and other support to the Commission.
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2 | Section 10. Meetings. | ||||||
3 | (a) Each member of the Commission shall have voting rights | ||||||
4 | and all actions and recommendations shall be approved by a | ||||||
5 | simple majority vote of the members. | ||||||
6 | (b) The Commission shall meet no less than 3 times before | ||||||
7 | the report described in Section 15 is filed. | ||||||
8 | (c) At the initial meeting, the Commission shall elect one | ||||||
9 | member as a Chairperson, through a simple majority vote, who | ||||||
10 | shall thereafter call any subsequent meetings.
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11 | Section 15. Reporting. | ||||||
12 | (a) No later than December 31, 2019, the Commission shall | ||||||
13 | submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly, | ||||||
14 | which shall include, but is not limited to: | ||||||
15 | (1) an evaluation of the current towing laws in this | ||||||
16 | State; | ||||||
17 | (2) a recommendation for an appropriate towing | ||||||
18 | licensure program for this State; | ||||||
19 | (3) a review of all potential litigation costs for an | ||||||
20 | owner of an impounded vehicle, a towing company, and a | ||||||
21 | county or municipality; and | ||||||
22 | (4) any other matters the Commission deems necessary. | ||||||
23 | (b) The report to the General Assembly shall be filed with | ||||||
24 | the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of |
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1 | the Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the | ||||||
2 | Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.
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3 | Section 20. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||||||
4 | 2020.
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