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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB1263

Introduced 1/28/2025, by Rep. John M. Cabello

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the operation of a
non-highway vehicle is authorized if it is operated only on streets where
the posted speed limit is 55 (rather than 35) miles per hour or less and
the use of the non-highway vehicle is permitted by the unit of local
government. Provides that a non-highway vehicle may cross a road or street
at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed limit of
more than 55 (rather than 35) miles per hour. Provides that a county board
located in a county that permits the use of a non-highway vehicle on its
roadways shall not be deemed liable for crashes involving the use of a
non-highway vehicle on its roadways.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Section 11-1426.1 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1)
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Sec. 11-1426.1.
Operation of non-highway vehicles on
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streets, roads, and highways.
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(a) As used in this Section, "non-highway vehicle" means a
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motor vehicle not specifically designed to be used on a public
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highway, including:
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(1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by Section
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1-101.8 of this Code;
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(2) a golf cart, as defined by Section 1-123.9;
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(3) an off-highway motorcycle, as defined by Section
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1-153.1; and
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(4) a recreational off-highway vehicle, as defined by
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Section 1-168.8.
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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is
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unlawful for any person to drive or operate a non-highway
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vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State. If
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the operation of a non-highway vehicle is authorized under
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subsection (d), the non-highway vehicle may be operated only

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on streets where the posted speed limit is
55

35
miles per hour
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or less. This subsection (b) does not prohibit a non-highway
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vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection
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where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than
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55

35
miles per hour.
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(b-5) A person may not operate a non-highway vehicle upon
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any street, highway, or roadway in this State unless he or she
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has a valid driver's license issued in his or her name by the
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Secretary of State or by a foreign jurisdiction.
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(c) No person operating a non-highway vehicle shall make a
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direct crossing upon or across any tollroad, interstate
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highway, or controlled access highway in this State. No person
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operating a non-highway vehicle shall make a direct crossing
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upon or across any other highway under the jurisdiction of the
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State except at an intersection of the highway with another
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public street, road, or highway.
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(c-5) (Blank).
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(d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of
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local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution,
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the operation of non-highway vehicles on roadways under its
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jurisdiction if the unit of local government determines that
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the public safety will not be jeopardized. The Department may
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authorize the operation of non-highway vehicles on the
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roadways under its jurisdiction if the Department determines
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that the public safety will not be jeopardized. The unit of
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local government or the Department may restrict the types of

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non-highway vehicles that are authorized to be used on its
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streets.
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Before permitting the operation of non-highway vehicles on
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its roadways, a municipality, township, county, other unit of
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local government, or the Department must consider the volume,
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speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and determine
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whether non-highway vehicles may safely travel on or cross the
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roadway. Upon determining that non-highway vehicles may safely
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operate on a roadway and the adoption of an ordinance or
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resolution by a municipality, township, county, or other unit
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of local government, or authorization by the Department,
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appropriate signs shall be posted.
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If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one
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unit of government, non-highway vehicles may not be operated
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on the roadway unless each unit of government agrees and takes
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action as provided in this subsection.
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(e) No non-highway vehicle may be operated on a roadway
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unless, at a minimum, it has the following: brakes, a steering
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apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectorized warning
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devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem (as
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required of other vehicles in Section 12-709 of this Code) on
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the rear of the non-highway vehicle, a headlight that emits a
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white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a
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tail lamp that emits a red light visible from at least 100 feet
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from the rear, brake lights, and turn signals. When operated
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on a roadway, a non-highway vehicle shall have its headlight

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and tail lamps lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this
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Code.
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(f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of
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a non-highway vehicle on a roadway while under the influence
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is subject to Sections 11-500 through 11-502 of this Code.
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(g) Any person who operates a non-highway vehicle on a
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street, highway, or roadway shall be subject to the mandatory
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insurance requirements under Article VI of Chapter 7 of this
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Code.
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(h) It shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or
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operate a non-highway vehicle, as defined in paragraphs (1)
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and (4) of subsection (a) of this Section, on a county roadway
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or township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming
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operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any
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adjacent or nearby farm land.
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Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h),
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shall not be subject to subsections (e) and (g) of this
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Section. However, if the non-highway vehicle, as used in this
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Section, is not covered under a motor vehicle insurance policy
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pursuant to subsection (g) of this Section, the vehicle must
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be covered under a farm, home, or non-highway vehicle
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insurance policy issued with coverage amounts no less than the
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minimum amounts set for bodily injury or death and for
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destruction of property under Section 7-203 of this Code.
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Non-highway vehicles operated on a county or township roadway
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at any time between one-half hour before sunset and one-half

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hour after sunrise must be equipped with head lamps and tail
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lamps, and the head lamps and tail lamps must be lighted.
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Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h),
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shall not make a direct crossing upon or across any tollroad,
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interstate highway, or controlled access highway in this
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State.
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Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h),
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shall be allowed to cross a State highway, municipal street,
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county highway, or road district highway if the operator of
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the non-highway vehicle makes a direct crossing provided:
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(1) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately
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90 degrees to the direction of the street, road or highway
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and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and
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safe crossing;
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(2) the non-highway vehicle is brought to a complete
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stop before attempting a crossing;
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(3) the operator of the non-highway vehicle yields the
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right of way to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
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constitutes a hazard; and
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(4) that when crossing a divided highway, the crossing
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is made only at an intersection of the highway with
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another public street, road, or highway.
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(i) No action taken by a unit of local government under
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this Section designates the operation of a non-highway vehicle
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as an intended or permitted use of property with respect to
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Section 3-102 of the Local Governmental and Governmental

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Employees Tort Immunity Act.
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(j) A county board located in a county that permits the use
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of a non-highway vehicle on its roadways shall not be deemed
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liable for crashes involving the use of a non-highway vehicle
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on its roadways.

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(Source: P.A. 97-144, eff. 7-14-11; 98-567, eff. 1-1-14.)

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