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HB 2612

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Erick Harris

HB 2612 requires GPS providers to ingest and display official detour routes around IDOT construction and emergencies, with 24/7 contact and potential treble damages for failures.

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Bill Summary · HB 2612

Summary — HB 2612 (Construction Zone Safe Detour Act)

Status: Introduced in Illinois General Assembly (2025). Introduced 2/6/2025 by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg. Considered in public hearing 3/31/2025 and left pending in committee.

Purpose

To improve safety and routing around construction zones and emergencies by (1) requiring GPS/navigation providers to receive and implement official detour routing from emergency services and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), and (2) imposing operational and scheduling limits on state construction projects and reimbursement obligations for roadway damage caused by authorized detours.

Key provisions

  • GPS service provider obligations

    • A “GPS service provider” (entity offering positioning/navigation/timing services) must ensure at least one person is available 24/7 to receive official requests from emergency services, the Illinois State Police, or IDOT for implementing detours.
    • The provider must upload detour and routing information supplied by those agencies into its navigation system so users are routed correctly around construction/emergencies.
    • Failure to implement proper detour routing “on both an ongoing and emergency basis” may expose the provider to treble damages under Section 2-1115.05 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure.
    • An affirmative defense exists if emergency services (including IDOT or Illinois State Police) failed to notify the GPS provider with routing information.

  • Construction scheduling limits

    • IDOT is prohibited from conducting construction on a secondary route or a parallel primary highway at the same time as construction on the primary route, except in an emergency. (Purpose: avoid simultaneous closures that could unduly strain detour routes.)

  • Reimbursement for local governments

    • IDOT must reimburse local governments for damages to roads in their jurisdiction that arise from detours around or near an IDOT-authorized construction zone.

  • Emergency rulemaking

    • IDOT is required to adopt emergency rules to administer the Act under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act (emergency rulemaking authority invoked for rapid implementation).

  • Definitions

    • The bill defines terms including “GPS service provider,” “primary highway,” and “secondary route.”

Who would be affected

  • GPS/navigation companies (e.g., map providers, in‑vehicle navigation, mobile mapping apps) — operational and compliance impacts (24/7 contact, data ingestion/processing of official detours; legal exposure).
  • IDOT, Illinois State Police, and local emergency services — new coordination role to supply routing/detour information.
  • Local governments — potential reimbursements for road damage caused by detours, and involvement in detour coordination.
  • Road contractors/planners — scheduling constraints on simultaneous work on parallel/secondary routes.
  • Road users and public safety — potential safety benefits if detours are properly integrated into navigation systems and fewer simultaneous closures occur.

Potential impacts and considerations

  • Implementation costs for GPS providers to maintain a 24/7 contact and to ingest/publish official detour data in real time.
  • Increased administrative and fiscal obligations for IDOT (rulemaking, coordination) and potential budgetary exposure for reimbursements to local governments.
  • Legal exposure for providers (treble damages) may incentivize compliance but could also raise litigation risk; the bill contains an affirmative defense if agencies fail to notify providers.
  • The prohibition on simultaneous construction may lengthen project timelines or require altered sequencing and planning to avoid overlapping work on parallel routes.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • Introduced in the Illinois House (Rep. Adam M. Niemerg) early February 2025.
  • Public committee activity took place March 31, 2025 (committee substitute considered; testimony taken); bill was left pending in committee as of that hearing.
  • If enacted, emergency rulemaking authority would allow IDOT to implement program details quickly.

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

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