04/23/2025
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐: ๐๐๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ! Illinois residents are invited to file a witness slip for two bills that are being heard by the House Transportation: Vehicles & Safety committee on Wednesday morning. Filing a witness slip means that you go on record in support of a bill.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ: allows bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs if there is no other traffic, vehicles or pedestrians, at or within the intersection
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐: updates definition to include bikes with more than two wheels, such as trikes and adaptive bikes
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๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐!
Access ๐๐๐๐๐๐ on the Illinois General Assembly website at https://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/162088?committeeHearingId=21936&LegislationId=162088&LegislationDocumentId=201876
โข In box I, add your name, address, and contact info.
โข In box II, write "NA", "Self", or the name of an organization you are authorized to represent.
โข In box III, leave the โoriginal billโ field alone and select โproponent.โ
โข In box IV, check โrecord of appearance only.โ
โข Agree to the terms of agreement, and then hit โCreate(Slip)โ in the lower right hand corner.
Repeat the steps for ๐๐๐๐๐๐, starting with this link: https://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/161644?committeeHearingId=21936&LegislationId=161644&LegislationDocumentId=201432
Voicing your support could result in the bill passing the House Transportation: Vehicles & Safety committee during Wednesday's hearing. Please share this message with others who are interested in SB2111 and SB2285 becoming law. Thanks!
