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HB3205 • 2026
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Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Vehicles & Safety
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jason R. Bunting
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Full Text of HB3205 Home Legislation Full Text HB3205 - 104th General Assembly Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Select Menu Bill Status Full Text Votes Witness Slips Printer Friendly Version Introduced Printer Friendly Version Introduced Open PDF 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3205 Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Jason R. Bunting SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-908 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-908 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the driver of a vehicle to yield the right-of-way to any authorized vehicle or pedestrian actually engaged in work upon a highway within any agricultural work zone. Sets the penalties as follows: failing to yield is a business offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $25,000; failing to yield that results in damage to property, in addition to the business offense penalty and any other imposed penalty, shall have the person's driving privileges suspended for not less than 90 days and not more than one year; failing to yield that results in injury to another person, in addition to the business offense penalty and any other imposed penalty, shall have the person's driving privileges suspended for not less than 180 days and not more than 2 years; and for failing to yield that results in the death of another person, in addition to the business offense penalty and any other imposed penalty, shall have the person's driving privileges suspended for 2 years. LRB104 10036 LNS 20107 b A BILL FOR HB3205 LRB104 10036 LNS 20107 b 1 AN ACT concerning transportation. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 11-908 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/11-908) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-908) 7 Sec. 11-908. Vehicle approaching or entering a highway 8 construction or maintenance area or zone or agricultural work 9 zone . 10 (a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way 11 to any authorized vehicle or pedestrian actually engaged in 12 work upon a highway within any highway construction or 13 maintenance area or agricultural work zone indicated by 14 official traffic-control devices. 15 (a-1) Upon entering a construction , or maintenance , or 16 agricultural work zone when workers are present, a person who 17 drives a vehicle shall: 18 (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the 19 right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not 20 adjacent to that of the workers present, if possible with 21 due regard to safety and traffic conditions, if on a 22 highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than 2 lanes 23 proceeding in the same direction as the approaching HB3205 - 2 - LRB104 10036 LNS 20107 b 1 vehicle, and reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed 2 that is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic 3 conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a collision 4 and leaving a safe distance until safely past the 5 construction , or maintenance , or agricultural work zone; 6 or 7 (2) proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of 8 the vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with 9 regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to 10 avoid a collision until safely past the construction , or 11 maintenance , or agricultural work zone, maintaining a safe 12 speed for road conditions, if changing lanes would be 13 impossible or unsafe. 14 (a-2) A person who violates subsection (a-1) of this 15 Section commits a business offense punishable by a fine of not 16 less than $100 and not more than $25,000. It is a factor in 17 aggravation if the person committed the offense while in 18 violation of Section 11-501 of this Code. 19 (a-3) If a violation of subsection (a-1) of this Section 20 results in damage to the property of another person, in 21 addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving 22 privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less 23 than 90 days and not more than one year. 24 (a-4) If a violation of subsection (a-1) of this Section 25 results in injury to another person, in addition to any other 26 penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall be HB3205 - 3 - LRB104 10036 LNS 20107 b 1 suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days and not 2 more than 2 years. 3 (a-5) If a violation of subsection (a-1) of this Section 4 results in the death of another person, in addition to any 5 other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall 6 be suspended for 2 years. 7 (a-6) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a 8 record of a judgment entered against a person under subsection 9 (a-1) of this Section: 10 (1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the 11 mandatory period; or 12 (2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the 13 appropriate mandatory period. 14 (b) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way 15 to any authorized vehicle obviously and actually engaged in 16 work upon a highway whenever the vehicle engaged in 17 construction , or maintenance , or agricultural work displays 18 flashing lights as provided in Section 12-215 of this Act. 19 (c) The driver of a vehicle shall stop if signaled to do so 20 by a flagger or a traffic control signal and remain in such 21 position until signaled to proceed. If a driver of a vehicle 22 fails to stop when signaled to do so by a flagger, the flagger 23 is authorized to report such offense to the State's Attorney 24 or authorized prosecutor. The penalties imposed for a 25 violation of this subsection (c) shall be in addition to any 26 penalties imposed for a violation of subsection (a-1). HB3205 - 4 - LRB104 10036 LNS 20107 b 1 (Source: P.A. 103-711, eff. 1-1-25 .) Footer Disclaimer This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. Contact ILGA Webmaster ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies. Read About Cookies ILGA.GOV 2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved | ADA | Disclaimers | Learn This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706. 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