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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 356    </title>
<shortdesc>TOLL HIGHWAY EMERGENCY CALLS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Durkin-Sandra M. Pihos-Patricia R. Bellock-Cynthia Soto-Karen A. Yarbrough</sponsors>
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<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>605 ILCS 10/9.65 new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     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 July 1, 2007.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>1/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Durkin</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Patricia R. Bellock</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>1/22/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/7/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Cynthia Soto</action>
<statusdate>2/28/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen A. Yarbrough</action>
<statusdate>3/23/2007</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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