HB4402 Summary

• Repeals Section 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, which authorized automated traffic law enforcement systems (red light cameras) at intersections to photograph vehicles failing to stop at red lights.

• Prohibits all local governments, including home rule units, from enacting or enforcing ordinances using automated traffic law enforcement systems to record vehicles running red lights in violation of Section 11-306, with limited exceptions.

• Restricts use of automated speed enforcement systems to municipalities with populations of 1,000,000 or more and only in safety zones within one-eighth mile of schools or parks, with operational limits based on school/park schedules.

• Removes references to red light camera violations (Section 11-208.6) from various provisions related to automated traffic violations, license suspension procedures, and administrative adjudication.

• Declares that State of Illinois has exclusive power and function to regulate automated speed enforcement systems, denying home rule powers to local governments in this area.