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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 4900   </title>
<shortdesc>CITY RESID SPEED LIMITS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Sacia</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>625 ILCS 5/11-604</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-604</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the local authority of a city, village, or incorporated town or park district may decrease the speed limit in a residential district to less than 25 miles per hour if the Department of Transportation has conducted a study of the park district, city, village, or incorporated town and agrees to the reduction.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that a city, village, incorporated town, or park district may increase the fine for a speeding violation if it occurs on a residential collector street, a street whose primary function is to collect traffic from local streets in a residence district and to connect traffic to other collector streets and to arterial streets. Provides that the fine for any one violation may not exceed $500.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that the local authority of a city, village, or incorporated town or park district may decrease the speed limit in a residential district to less than 25 miles per hour if the municipality or county (instead of the Department) has conducted a study of the park district, city, village, or incorporated town and the Department approves the study and agrees to the reduction.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia</action>
<statusdate>1/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/19/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/31/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>2/14/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Remains in Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/17/2006</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/9/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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