HB5531 Summary

• Amends Section 15-301 of the Illinois Vehicle Code to exempt vehicles from special permits for excess size and weight during gubernatorial disaster declarations for storms.

• Allows vehicles to exceed permissible weight limits by up to 20% without requiring a special permit when a storm disaster is declared under the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.

• All other existing restrictions and conditions that apply to special permits remain in effect during the declared disaster period.

• Exemption applies to both state highways under Department jurisdiction and local roads under local authority jurisdiction, with local authorities retaining discretion to waive permit requirements.