VEH CD-PARKING METER SYSTEMS Senate SponsorsSen. Rickey R. Hendon-Donne E. Trotter House Sponsors(Rep. John A. Fritchey) 7/23/2010SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1256 625 ILCS 5/11-208from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208625 ILCS 5/11-1307 newAmends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local authorities utilizing one or more centralized parking meter systems for the regulation of the standing or parking of vehicles must keep the pathway located within all centralized parking meter systems clear of ice and snow. Defines "centralized parking meter system", "parking meter", "parking meter zone", and "pathway".Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill and makes changes. Provides that if for any reason the parking meter serving a space or, in a centralized parking meter system, serving a parking meter zone is malfunctioning due to the accumulation of ice or snow and it has been reported to the local authorities as malfunctioning prior to a violation for the standing or parking of vehicles being issued, it shall be a valid affirmative defense to such violation until such time as the parking meter is brought back into service. Deletes of a provision of the introduced bill providing that local authorities utilizing one or more centralized parking meter systems for the regulation of the standing or parking of vehicles must keep the pathway located within all centralized parking meter systems clear of ice and snow. Makes other changes. 10/14/2009SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Rickey R. Hendon 10/14/2009SenateFirst Reading 10/14/2009SenateReferred to Assignments 2/4/2010SenateAssigned to Transportation 2/17/2010SenateDo Pass Transportation; 011-000-000 2/17/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2010 2/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Larry K. Bomke 2/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 2/22/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rickey R. Hendon 2/22/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments 2/23/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Transportation 2/23/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Transportation 3/4/2010SenateSecond Reading 3/4/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 9, 2010 3/11/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Transportation 3/11/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Postponed - Transportation 3/12/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rickey R. Hendon 3/12/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Transportation 3/16/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Transportation; 011-000-000 3/18/2010SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter 3/18/2010SenateRecalled to Second Reading 3/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Hendon 3/18/2010SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading 3/18/2010SenateThird Reading - Passed; 056-000-000 3/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 3/18/2010SenateSenate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) 3/18/2010HouseArrived in House 3/26/2010HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. John A. Fritchey 3/26/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of First Reading 3/26/2010HouseFirst Reading 3/26/2010HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/8/2010HouseAssigned to Cities & Villages Committee 4/20/2010HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 009-000-000 4/21/2010HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2010HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/23/2010HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 4/27/2010HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-000-000 4/27/2010SenatePassed Both Houses 5/26/2010SenateSent to the Governor 7/23/2010SenateGovernor Approved 7/23/2010SenateEffective Date January 1, 2011 7/23/2010SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1256