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HB4959 • 2026
VEH-CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL HAUL
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VEH-CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL HAUL
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. Anne Stava
VEH-CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL HAUL
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Full Text of HB4959 Home Legislation Full Text HB4959 - 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 HB4959 Introduced , by Rep. Anne Stava SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/15-109.2 new Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person from operating or causing to be operated on a highway in the course of the person's employment a vehicle owned by the person's employer: (1) with a cargo area loaded with construction material, when any portion of the load is falling, sifting, blowing, dropping or in any way escaping from the vehicle; or (2) with a tailgate transporting construction material unless the tailgate on the vehicle is in good working repair, good operating condition, and closes securely, with a cover or tarpaulin of sufficient size attached, so as to prevent any load, residue, or other material from escaping. Provides that if another person's vehicle is damaged due to a violation of the provision, the owner of the vehicle involved in the violation shall be responsible for compensating the other person in an amount equal to the amount needed to repair the other person's vehicle. LRB104 18439 LNS 31881 b A BILL FOR HB4959 LRB104 18439 LNS 31881 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 adding 5 Section 15-109.2 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/15-109.2 new) 7 Sec. 15-109.2. Covers or tarpaulins required for 8 construction loads. 9 (a) No person shall operate or cause to be operated on a 10 highway in the course of the person's employment a vehicle 11 owned by the person's employer, which may include the person 12 operating the vehicle if the person is self-employed, with a 13 cargo area loaded with construction material, when any portion 14 of the load is falling, sifting, blowing, dropping or in any 15 way escaping from the vehicle. No person shall operate or 16 cause to be operated on a highway in the course of the person's 17 employment a vehicle owned by the person's employer, which may 18 include the person operating the vehicle if the person is 19 self-employed, with a tailgate transporting construction 20 material unless the tailgate on the vehicle is in good working 21 repair, good operating condition, and closes securely, with a 22 cover or tarpaulin of sufficient size attached, so as to 23 prevent any load, residue, or other material from escaping. HB4959 - 2 - LRB104 18439 LNS 31881 b 1 (b) If another person's vehicle is damaged due to a 2 violation of subsection (a), the owner of the vehicle, which 3 may include the person operating the vehicle if the person is 4 self-employed, involved in the violation shall be responsible 5 for compensating the other person in an amount equal to the 6 amount needed to repair the other person's vehicle. 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