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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 1256         </title>
<shortdesc>FLASHING YELLOW SIGNALS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth-Michael Unes-Linda Chapa LaVia-David R. Leitch</sponsors>
<sponsorhead2>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead2><altsponsors>(Sen. David Koehler)</altsponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>625 ILCS 5/11-306</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-306</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires vehicles facing a flashing yellow arrow indication to proceed only as indicated by the arrow and to yield the right of way to other vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. Permits pedestrians facing a flashing yellow arrow indication to proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk unless otherwise directed by pedestrian control signals.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 1</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Changes "pedestrian control" to "pedestrian-control" and specifies that pedestrians facing a flashing yellow arrow have right of way only when crossing within the crosswalk that crosses the lane or lanes used to depart the intersection by traffic controlled by the flashing yellow arrow.</SynopsisText><synopsistitle>House Committee Amendment No. 2</synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>Provides that pedestrians must give the right of way to vehicles lawfully within the intersection at the time the flashing yellow signal is first displayed.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/4/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/4/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/13/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth</action>
<statusdate>2/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/20/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes</action>
<statusdate>2/21/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>2/25/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>House Committee Amendment No. 2 Adopted in Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee;  by Voice Vote</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Transportation: Vehicles &amp; Safety Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>2/27/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/15/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 109-000-000</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David R. Leitch</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Arrive in Senate</action>
<statusdate>3/22/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/1/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>4/3/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>5/10/2013</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 31, 2013</action>
<statusdate>5/16/2014</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2014</action>
<statusdate>12/3/2014</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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