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2010 Bill Watch List SB2566 - relates to AG use of ATVs
we support HB4904 - relates to AG use of ATVs
we support SB2627 - would require children and small adults to wear helmets when on riding a bicycle and to be fastened in a safety seat if a passenger on a bicycle. HB162 – Possible changes to Cycle Rider Safety Training Act that will protect and strengthen our program.
see report for June News HB5031 - Motorcycle helmets for all
we oppose HB5029 – Prohibits ATV use on public highways and prohibits children under 16 to ride on off-road motorcycles or ATVs.
we oppose SB2536 - Motorcycle helmets for all
we oppose SB2535 - Motorcycle helmets for minors
we oppose Federal – H.R. 1587 creates exemption allowing ATVs and off-road motorcycles for minors.( related to CPSC lead ban )
we supportMRF News Release - Lobby Ban Supported
3-JULY-2010Action Alert!
So far, there are no co-sponsors from Illinois on this Resolution because it has just been filed. A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois is asking all of its Congressional Delegation to join Congressmen Sensenbrenner (WI), Rehberg (MT), Petri (WI), Lamborn (CO), and Ryan (WI) as co-sponsors of this important message from Congress to NHTSA. Please ask your respective congressional representatives to co-sponsor H.Res. 1498.Update / Alert
Today, A.B.A.T.E. Legal Services filed A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois’s “Petition for Leave to Appeal” with the Illinois Supreme Court. Last month, the 4th District of the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the Cycle Rider Safety Training (“CRST”) Fund was not protected from raids by the Governor and the General Assembly because trust created for that Fund was revocable. That is, the General Assembly could undo the terms of that trust at any time – even by implication. Among the many issues we ask the Supreme Court to rule upon is whether CRST money is protected by an irrevocable trust or whether the language in the CRST Act regarding that money is essentially meaningless. George Tinkham
28-JUNE-2010
A.B.A.T.E. State Legislative Coordinator
"Helping Democracy Work" Update / Alert
Report for the July Issue ABATE of IL News Update / Alert
Report for the June Issue ABATE of IL News Update / Alert
27-April-2010 Update / Alert
26-MAR-2010HB162 – Changes to Cycle Rider Safety Training Act that will protect and strengthen our program.
Update / Alert
Rerefered to rules
18-MAR-2010 Today the vote on SB 2535 was called - 18 & under helmets - FAILED with 19 Yea votes and 32 Nay votes !! Good job to all who made the calls !!!
Action Alert - Call Now!
8-MAR-2010
Helmet Bill Vote Expected this week!
Read the full releaseSB2535 which requires every operator and passenger under the age of 18 on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle to wear a helmet.
Call your State Senator and ask them to Vote No on this billLegislative Day Flyer
Action Alert!
March 11
3-MAR-2010 HB162
It was a good day at the Capitol for motorcycling today. Our bill that would transfer the Cycle Rider Safety Training Program from IDOT to the Secretary of State (HB162) was passed out of House Traffic & Safety Committee this morning. The version that passed included our language designed to clarify that money in the CRST trust fund may be allocated and spent by the trustee without specific authorization from the General Assembly. HB5029 and HB5031
Representative Mary Flowers did not call her anti-ATV bill (HB5029) or her mandatory helmet bill (HB5031) in the committees where those bills now reside. The bicycle helmet bill (HB6114) by Rep. Julie Hamos is stalled in committee pending further discussion and modification. Contact list
This is not being sent via the OnDGo list because I need to extract the AOL addresses and add “@aol.com” to them. We should have that straightened out by Friday. Action needed
What we have to do now is to work with our state senators and representatives as effectively as possible to defeat SB2535 (Sen. Trotter’s youth helmet bill) in the senate and to support HB162 (our CRST Program transfer bill) in the house. I need to hear from chapter legislative officers on what their state senators and representatives will do with these two bills. This will help us pinpoint the areas where we need to concentrate our influence. George Tinkham
A.B.A.T.E. State Legislative Coordinator
"Helping Democracy Work"
Action Alert - Call Now!
SB2535 which requires every operator and passenger under the age of 18 on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle to wear a helmet.
Call your State Senator and ask them to Vote No on this bill House Vehicles & Safety Committee hearing on Wednesday, March 3rd at 10 AM in Room 115 of the Capitol for the following bills:
HB162 – Possible changes to Cycle Rider Safety Training Act that will protect and strengthen our program.
HB6114 - bicycle helmets
HB5031 - Motorcycle helmets for all
Contact members of that committee and urge them to support HB162 and to vote against HB5031 and HB6114.Please come to these hearings if you can and register as proponent of HB162 and as opponent of HB5031 and HB6114. Encourage as many others to come with you as you can.
House Mandates subcommittee of House Elementary & Secondary Education will hear HB5029 ATV / dirt bike ban for under 16 and no passengers at 8:05 AM on Tuesday, March 2nd in Room 114 of the Capitol.
Update /Alert
24-FEB-2010
HB5029 (ATV / dirt bike limits) and HB5031 (helmet mandate) were not called at the hearings at which they were scheduled today. Because HB5029 contains an unfunded mandate requiring schools to add ATV / dirt bike issues to their curriculum, that bill was referred to the “Mandates” subcommittee. There was no explanation why HB5031 was not called. It should be noted that many people took time off work and traveled considerable distances to attend these hearings. Those people filed their witness slips on the two bills. Those slips will stay with the bills and should be considered when and if the bills are ever called. George Tinkham
A.B.A.T.E. State Legislative Coordinator
"Helping Democracy Work"
Action Alert!
23-FEB-2010
SB2535 which requires every operator and passenger under the age of 18 on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle to wear a helmet - passed out of committee on a vote of 6 to 2.
Contact your State Senator and ask them to Vote No on this billSB2536 which requires every operator and passenger to wear a helmet is listed on the State legislatures website as being held in the Public Health Committee.
As of this posting I do not have the number but it has been reported that another Bicycle helmet bill has been introduced.
Check back for more information as it becomes available.
Action Alert - Act Now!
21-FEB-2010
DETAILS
Includes Contact Info and Talking PointsSenate Public Health Committee
Hearing Feb 23 2010 1:00PM Capitol 212 Springfield
Helmet bills SB 2535 & SB 2536 and bicycle safety bill SB2627, this bill contains a helmet provision.
Ask committee members to Vote No on these bills
Action Alert - Act Now!
21-FEB-2010
DETAILS
Includes Contact Info and Talking PointsHouse Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
Hearing Feb 24 2010 8:00AM Capitol Building Room 114 Springfield, IL
HB5029 – Prohibits ATV use on public highways and prohibits children under 16 to ride on off-road motorcycles or ATVs.
Ask committee members to Vote No on this bill
Action Alert - Act Now!
22-FEB-2010
DETAILS
Includes Contact Info and Talking PointsHouse Vehicles & Safety Committee
Hearing Feb 24 2010 10:00AM Capitol Building Room 115 Springfield, IL
HB5031 - Motorcycle helmets for all
Ask committee members to Vote No on this bill
SB2566 - relates to AG use of ATVs
Do Pass as Amended Transportation; 011-000-000
Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 18, 2010
Ask your senator to Vote Yes on this bill
Action Alert!
16-FEB-2010Today, Rep. Mary Flowers (D-31) saw two of her bills move out of House Rules Committee. Her mandatory motorcycle helmet bill (HB5031) was assigned to House Vehicles & Safety Committee. Her anti-ATV/dirt bike bill (HB5029) went to the House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee. Neither bill has been set for a hearing.
In the next couple of days, I should have more detailed information. It is more important to get this to you right now than to give phone #s of State representatives. That will come but, for right now, here is where you find what you need: House Elementary & Secondary Education Committee House Vehicles & Safety Committee Contact information of the members of those committees can be found by clicking on the links for those members on these web pages. The ball is very much in our court now. We need to convince the members of these two committees that the bills are unwise and should not be passed out of committee. Please use the contact information and call or write the members of the committees. George Tinkham
A.B.A.T.E. State Legislative Coordinator
"Helping Democracy Work"Ask committee members to Vote No on these bills
Action Alert - CALL NOW!
14-FEB-2010SB2566 which allows ATVs to be operated on roadways for farming purposes is on the Senate Transportation Committee schedule for Tues. Feb 16 at 4pm.
Ask committee members to Vote Yes on this bill
Action Alert - CALL NOW!
13-FEB-2010SB2627 would require children and small adults to wear helmets when on riding a bicycle and to be fastened in a safety seat if a passenger on a bicycle.
Senate Public Health Committee
Ask committee members to Vote No on this bill
Read the full release
includes contact info and talking points
Action Alert!
10-FEB-2010Ask members of the Senate Public Health Committee to vote no on the following bills
Helmet bills SB 2535 & SB 2536 and bicycle safety bill SB2627, this bill contains a helmet provision.
Public Health Committee is scheduled to meet
16 Feb 2010 at 1:00 PM
Room 212 Capital Building.
When you call, be polite, brief and to the point.Ask committee members to Vote No on these bills
Read the full release
MRF News Release - Washington Update
10-FEB-2010
Alert / Update
9-FEB-2010House Bill 162 which would make important changes in the Cycle Rider Safety Training (CRST) Program was moved from House Rules Committee to House Vehicles & Safety Committee. This bill will make changes in the law that will make it even harder to take money from the CRST Fund for purposes other than safety training for motorcyclists.
HB 162 has both Democrat and Republican sponsors and is expected to do well in this committee. Even so, we need people at the committee hearing when it is heard. When it passes out of committee, we will ask all our members to encourage their representatives to support the bill. On other matters, we are still in a holding pattern. The 2 Senator Trotter helmet bills (SB 2535 & SB 2536) have not been assigned a committee. The same is true with Rep. Flowers’s helmet bill (HB5029) and her anti-ATV/dirt bike bill (HB5031). Also in the wait and watch category is our appeal before the 4th District of the Illinois Court of Appeals that will determine whether CRST Fund can be drained for non-motorcycling training purposes. While we are waiting for the court and the General Assembly, we should be doing all we can to make A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois stronger and more effective. This means bringing in new members. It also means contacting candidates who are motorcycling friendly and working on their campaigns. If we want them to help us, it is only right and reasonable that we should help them.
Update / Alert
9-FEB-2010 SB2566 relates to AG use of ATVs
Assigned to Transportation Committee HB4904 relates to AG use of ATVs HB162 possible changes to Cycle Rider Safety Training Act that will protect and strengthen our program.
Assigned to Vehicles & Safety Committee
Update / Alert
4-FEB-2010AMA Urges Action to Prevent Trail Funding From Being Slashed in Budget
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) - As expected, the CPSC issued its report to Congress on Friday January 15, and unfortunately did not change its position on the exemption of youth off-road motorcycles and ATVs from the ban of sale in the USA. The stay of enforcement on the issue has just over a year remaining. This will continue to heat up as we put pressure on Congress to address this issue.
excerpt from 10NR01 - MRF News Release
Update / Alert
24-JAN-2010Rep. Mary Flowers (D-31st) filed two House bills Friday, January 22nd, and have not yet been assigned to committee.
HB5029 prohibits ATV use on public highways and prohibits children under 16 to ride on off-road motorcycles or ATVs. HB5031 is essentially the same as Senator Trotter’s SB2536 which would require all motorcycle operators and passengers to wear federally approved helmets.
Update / Alert
12-JAN-2010On Tuesday, January 12th, Senator Donne Trotter introduced two bills in the Illinois Senate that would require motorcycle helmet use in Illinois.
SB 2535 would require operators under the age of 18 and passengers under the age of 18 on motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and motorized pedalcycles to “wear a helmet, which meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap.” SB 2536 would require every operator and every passenger of motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and motorized pedalcycles – regardless of age – to “wear a helmet, which meets the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap.” Read the full release
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