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SB 2112

AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 25-04-00.1, 25-04-02, 25-04-04, 25-04-04.1, 25-04-05, 25-04-05.1, 25-04-08, 25-04-08.1, 25-04-14, and 25-04-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the life skills and transition center; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for a department of health and human services study; and to provide an expiration date.

69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)

Gives local authorities power to set lower posted speeds in urban/residential areas (down to 10/15 mph) and widen the allowable difference between adjacent altered speed zones.

Filed with Secretary Of State 05/01
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Bill Summary · SB 2112

Summary — SB 2112 (2025) — Amendment to Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11‑604)

Status note: The metadata provided for this bill contains inconsistent legislative-history entries (some show later passage and enactment while the bill header lists “Died In Committee”). The bill text below reflects the version introduced to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code (Sec. 11‑604). Verify current status with the Illinois General Assembly website or legislative clerk for definitive action.

Main purpose

SB 2112 would amend Section 11‑604 of the Illinois Vehicle Code to give local authorities broader discretion to set lower posted speed limits in urban and residential areas and to adjust limits between adjacent altered speed zones. The changes are intended to permit local speed limits that match local safety and traffic conditions.

Key provisions and specific changes

  • Statutory target: 625 ILCS 5/11‑604 (alteration of speed limits by local authorities).
  • Lowers the minimum allowable posted speed within an urban district from 20 mph to 10 mph.
  • Lowers the minimum allowable posted speed within a residence district from 25 mph to 15 mph.
  • Increases the maximum permitted difference between adjacent altered speed zones from 10 mph to 15 mph.
  • Retains several existing limits and rules:
    • A local authority may increase an urban district limit up to 55 mph.
    • Limit outside an urban district may be decreased but not below 35 mph (unless an exception applies).
    • A local authority may make altered limits apply all the time or only during specified times.
    • No more than six altered speed-zone signs/changes per mile are permitted.
    • An altered limit is effective when appropriate notice signs are erected.
    • Electronic speed-detecting devices are not admissible if used within 500 feet beyond a posted altered-limit sign in the direction of travel (with a statutory exception for special school speed zones, where such devices are permitted for enforcement of the school‑zone limit).
  • Clarifies local roles: park districts, cities, villages, incorporated towns, county boards, and county engineers are referenced in the authority to establish and/or recommend altered speed zones.

Who would be affected

  • Local governments (cities, villages, incorporated towns, park districts, county boards): greater flexibility to set lower posted speeds and adjust transition differentials between zones.
  • Drivers and residents: potential for lower posted speed limits in urban and residential neighborhoods, affecting travel times, traffic flow, and enforcement exposure.
  • Law enforcement and traffic engineers: changes to signing, enforcement practice, and speed-zone engineering studies; possible updates to ordinances and signage.
  • School zones: enforcement carve‑outs for electronic speed detection remain.

Potential impacts

  • Safety: allows localities to post lower speeds where justified, which could improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety in dense/residential areas.
  • Traffic operations: lower posted limits and larger differentials between zones could change traffic flow and speed transitions; municipalities would need to manage sign placement to avoid abrupt speed changes.
  • Enforcement and administration: municipalities may need to update ordinances, install new signage, and coordinate with law enforcement about the 500‑ft detector restriction and evidentiary rules.
  • Legal/engineering workload: localities may require additional engineering investigations or policy guidance to justify new posted limits.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • The bill text was introduced as an amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code (Sec. 11‑604).
  • The available legislative-history entries provided are inconsistent. The header lists “Died In Committee” (date shown: 2025‑02‑26), while other entries show subsequent committee and floor actions. Consult the official Illinois General Assembly record to confirm final disposition.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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