HARTKE-JONES,JOHN-WOOLARD. 625 ILCS 5/11-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to raise the maximum speed limit outside an urban area to 65 miles per hour for any second division vehicle designed or used for the carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more, bus (on highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation or the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority), house car, camper, private living coach, recreational vehicle, and vehicle towing any other vehicle. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Transportation) Estimated cost is $40,000 for speed limit signs and the elimination of those signs is estimated at $5,000. 99-02-02 H FIRST READING 99-02-02 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,JOHN 99-02-02 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-03 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE TRANSPORAT'N 99-02-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO WOOLARD 99-02-18 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-18 H COMMITTEE TRANSPORAT'N 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary