HOFFMAN-MCGUIRE-GIGLIO, LYONS,JOSEPH AND O'BRIEN. 625 ILCS 5/18c-7405 new Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that rail carriers shall make counseling services available to crew members involved in accidents resulting in loss of life or serious bodily injury on their railways. Provides that within 48 hours of a rail carrier accident, the crew members involved may request leave for at least 3 days. Provides that the leave shall be compensated. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall adopt rules to implement and enforce these services. Negotiated contract provisions are not affected by these provisions. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Transportation) There will be no fiscal impact. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require rail carriers to create a counseling or trauma program and file the program with the Illinois Commerce Commission for public inspection. Provides that if the engineer or other operating crew member directly involved in a rail accident requests, he or she shall be relieved from duty with compensation and applicable benefits for 3 days (instead of a minimum of 3 days). Removes the provisions concerned with the appointment of an assistant engineer for an engineer returning to duty following a leave requested after a rail accident. Removes the provision requiring the Illinois Commerce Commission adopt rules governing the counseling and leave of absence provisions for rail accidents. Removes the provision exempting these provisions from affecting negotiated contracts. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) This bill does not create a State mandate. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Ill. Commerce Commission) There will be no fiscal impact. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Department of Transportation) Same as previous DOT fiscal note. 99-02-09 H FIRST READING 99-02-09 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-10 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE TRANSPORAT'N 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-02-24 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-24 H COMMITTEE TRANSPORAT'N 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR LYONS,JOSEPH 99-03-03 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-TRANSPORTAT'N H 99-03-03 H ADOPTED 99-03-03 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 018-009-000 HTRN 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-04 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED BLACK 99-03-04 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED BLACK 99-03-04 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-05 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-03-09 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-09 H FISCAL NOTE REQUEST-WITHDRAWN BLACK 99-03-09 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-09 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-10 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO GIGLIO 99-03-10 H THIRD READING - CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 99-03-10 H PLACED CALENDAR-CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 99-03-11 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMEND #1 99-03-11 H PLACED CALENDAR-CONSIDERATION POSTPONED 99-03-18 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-HOFFMAN 99-03-18 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-03-18 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-26 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