101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4920

 

Introduced 2/18/2020, by Rep. Margo McDermed

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
605 ILCS 125/30 new

    Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Provides that a supporting jurisdiction shall notify a qualified relative within a reasonable amount of time of any road construction that will be done that could result in items placed at the roadside memorial being removed or possibly damaged so that the qualified relative may retrieve the items. Provides that the supporting jurisdiction shall not be liable for failure of the qualified relative to retrieve any items before they are removed or damaged or for failure to contact the qualified relative after reasonable attempts have been made.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Roadside Memorial Act is amended by adding
5Section 30 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 125/30 new)
7    Sec. 30. Notice of road construction. A supporting
8jurisdiction shall notify a qualified relative within a
9reasonable amount of time of any road construction that will be
10done that could result in items placed at the roadside memorial
11being removed or possibly damaged so that the qualified
12relative may retrieve the items. The supporting jurisdiction
13shall not be liable for failure of the qualified relative to
14retrieve any items before they are removed or damaged or for
15failure to contact the qualified relative after reasonable
16attempts have been made.