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IL SB3245

Bill

Status

Failed

1/13/2021

Primary Sponsor

Cristina Castro

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Origin

Senate

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Changes the Roadside Memorial Act to broaden its purpose from focusing on impaired driving to raising awareness of all traffic fatalities.

  • Requires fatal accident memorial markers with the message "Reckless Driving Costs Lives" only when victims died as a result of a crash caused by reckless homicide under Criminal Code Sections 9-3 or 9-3.2.

  • Requires all other fatal accident memorial markers to display "Drive With Care" instead of focusing on reckless driving.

  • Allows qualified relatives to request an additional panel below the primary marker bearing the victim's name and crash date.

  • Maintains existing provisions requiring markers to be preserved for at least 2 years and allowing supporting jurisdictions to charge fees not exceeding fabrication, installation, and maintenance costs.

Legislative Description

ROADSIDE MEMORIAL MARKERS

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/13/2021

Committee Referrals

Assignments4/12/2020
Transportation2/19/2020
Assignments2/11/2020

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