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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Chris Anders and 3 co-sponsors

Extends move-over/yield rules to require motorists to yield, change lanes or slow down for construction and farm vehicles using signals, boosting roadside safety.

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Bill Summary · HB 3204

Summary — HB 3204 (SCOTTS LAW — CONSTRUCTION/FARMER)

Status: Enacted (Governor signed 5/26/2025). Effective date: September 1, 2025.
Citation changed: 625 ILCS 5/11-907. Companion: SB 1878.

Main purpose

HB 3204 extends and adapts Illinois’ “move over / yield” rules (previously targeted at authorized emergency and police vehicles) to cover construction vehicles and farm vehicles when those vehicles are properly and lawfully using audible or visual signals. The intent is to increase roadside safety for operators and workers associated with such vehicles.

Key provisions

  • Amends Section 11-907 of the Illinois Vehicle Code to require drivers of other vehicles, on the immediate approach of a construction vehicle or farm vehicle that is properly using audible or visual signals, to:
    • Yield the right-of-way; immediately drive parallel to and as close as possible to the right-hand edge or curb of the highway, clear of intersections; and, if necessary to permit safe passage, stop and remain stopped until the construction or farm vehicle has passed.
    • Operators of streetcars must stop clear of intersections and remain stopped until such a vehicle has passed (unless directed otherwise by a police officer).
  • When approaching a stationary construction or farm vehicle that is giving audible or visual signals:
    • On multi-lane highways with at least four lanes (and at least two lanes in the same direction), drivers must, if safe, change lanes away from the lane adjacent to the stationary vehicle and reduce speed, leaving a safe distance until past the vehicle.
    • If a lane change is impossible or unsafe, drivers must proceed with due caution, reduce speed to a safe level for road conditions, and leave a safe distance until past the stationary vehicle.
  • Retains that construction and farm vehicles must still drive with due regard for safety.
  • Clarifies that “authorized emergency vehicle” and “emergency scene” definitions apply when describing visual signals and warnings.

Penalties and criminal exposure

  • Violating the stationary-vehicle rules (subsection (c)) carries:
    • A fine of $250–$10,000 for a first violation.
    • A fine of $750–$10,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
    • If the violation causes damage to another vehicle: Class A misdemeanor.
    • If the violation results in injury or death: Class 4 felony.
  • Aggravating factors include simultaneous violations of other specified code sections (e.g., driving offenses).

Who is affected

  • Motorists and commercial drivers sharing roads with construction/farm vehicles.
  • Operators of construction and farm vehicles and their crews.
  • Streetcar operators.
  • Law enforcement and courts (enforcement, prosecution, fines).
  • Employers and agencies responsible for roadside operations (training, compliance).

Procedural timeline (selected)

  • Introduced: 2/18/2025 (Rep. Jason R. Bunting). Co-sponsor added: Rep. Tony M. McCombie (4/28/2025).
  • Passed House and Senate in May 2025; enrolled and sent to Governor.
  • Signed by Governor: 5/26/2025. Effective: 9/1/2025.

Notes: The legislative text provided is partially truncated at subsection (e); summary reflects available content.

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

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