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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5144   </title>
<shortdesc>VEH CD-NON-HWY VEH:SNOW REMOVE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jim Sacia</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or operate certain non-highway vehicles on a county roadway or township roadway for the purpose of removing snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting. Provides that the mechanical equipment and mandatory insurance requirements that generally apply to non-highway vehicles when operated on a roadway do not apply to certain non-highway vehicles used for snow removal. Provides that if non-highway vehicles used for snow removal on a roadway are not covered under a motor vehicle insurance policy, the vehicles must be covered under a farm, home, or non-highway vehicle insurance policy. Provides that the non-highway vehicles used for snow removal on a county or township roadway at any time between one-half hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise must be equipped with head lamps and tail lamps, and the head lamps and tail lamps must be lighted. Provides that certain non-highway vehicles used for snow removal may not cross a toll road, interstate highway, or controlled access highway but may cross a State highway, municipal street, county highway, or road district highway if specified conditions are followed by the operator. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jim Sacia</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/8/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads &amp; Bridges Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/9/2012</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/8/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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