House Sponsors: TURNER,JOHN-HOFFMAN-BOST-JONES,JOHN-HOLBROOK, WAIT, MOFFITT AND POE. Senate Sponsors: SHADID-FAWELL Short description: VEH CD-PORTABLE SCALE-TRAINING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require officers and technicians who operate portable scales to complete a training program. Provides that an owner or operator of a vehicle that exceeds the weight provisions of the Code by 2,000 pounds or less if weighed on wheel load weighers must remove the excess. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act to require that the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board establish a training program for operators of portable scales. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of State Police) HB458 would create an additional cost of $85,000 per year. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Transportation) There will be little impact on revenues as tickets are rarely written for excess weight of less than 2,000 pounds. STATE MANDATES NOTE (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) HB 458 creates a personnel mandate requiring a 100% reimburse- ment by the State. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the training program requirements in the introduced bill apply only to municipal and county officers, technicians, and employees. Provides for tests of scales at the request of the State Police. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0129 Last action date: 99-07-16 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status