Sen. William R. Haine
Filed: 11/7/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 515 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 515 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:







 
 
4    "Section 1. Short Title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure Commission Act of 2018.
 
6    Section 5. The Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure 
7Commission. 
8    (a) The Statewide Relocation Towing Licensure Commission 
9is created.
10    (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this Act, 
11the members of the Commission shall be appointed with the 
12following members:
13        (1) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by 
14    the President of the Senate;
15        (2) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by 
16    the Minority Leader of the Senate;
 
 
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1        (3) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by 
2    the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
3        (4) one member of the General Assembly, appointed by 
4    the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
5        (5) the Mayor of the City of Chicago, or his or her 
6    designee;
7        (6) the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her 
8    designee;
9        (7) the Director of State Police, or his or her 
10    designee;
11        (8) two members of the public who represent the towing 
12    industry, appointed by the President of the Professional 
13    Towing and Recovery Operators of Illinois;
14        (9) two members of the public who represent the 
15    property casualty insurance industry, appointed by the 
16    Executive Director of the Illinois Insurance Association;
17        (10) the President of the Illinois Municipal League, or 
18    his or her designee;
19        (11) the President of the Illinois Sheriffs' 
20    Association, or his or her designee;
21        (12) the Cook County State's Attorney, or his or her 
22    designee;
23        (13) the Chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, 
24    or his or her designee; and
25        (14) the President of the Northwest Municipal 
26    Conference, or his or her designee.
 
 
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1    (c) The members of the Commission shall receive no 
2compensation for serving as members of the Commission.
3    (d) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide 
4administrative and other support to the Commission.
 
5    Section 10. Meetings. 
6    (a) Each member of the Commission shall have voting rights 
7and all actions and recommendations shall be approved by a 
8simple majority vote of the members.
9    (b) The Commission shall meet no less than 3 times before 
10the report described in Section 15 is filed.
11    (c) At the initial meeting, the Commission shall elect one 
12member as a Chairperson, through a simple majority vote, who 
13shall thereafter call any subsequent meetings.
 
14    Section 15. Reporting. 
15    (a) No later than December 31, 2019, the Commission shall 
16submit a report to the Governor and to the General Assembly, 
17which shall include, but is not limited to:
18        (1) an evaluation of the current towing laws in this 
19    State;
20        (2) a recommendation for an appropriate towing 
21    licensure program for this State;
22        (3) a review of all potential litigation costs for an 
23    owner of an impounded vehicle, a towing company, and a 
24    county or municipality; and
 
 
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1        (4) any other matters the Commission deems necessary.
2    (b) The report to the General Assembly shall be filed with 
3the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of 
4the Senate in electronic form only, in the manner that the 
5Clerk and the Secretary shall direct.
 
6    Section 20. Repealer. This Act is repealed on January 1, 
72020.


 
8    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
9becoming law.".