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Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar introduced HB1606 in the Illinois House on Jan. 23, 2025, during the general assembly session 104, according to the Illinois General Assembly.

According to the Illinois General Assembly site, the legislature summarized the bill's official text as follows: "Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall gather in a public street, commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public for the purpose of street racing or a street side show. Provides that a vehicle used in street racing or a street side show or used to interfere with the flow of traffic to facilitate street racing or a street side show is subject to forfeiture. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes corresponding changes."

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, the bill amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to prohibit gatherings for the purpose of street racing or street sideshows in public streets, commercial parking lots, or any area open to the public. It mandates forfeiture of vehicles used in street racing, sideshows, or those interfering with traffic to facilitate such events. The bill introduces penalties, classifying first offenses under specific subsections as Class A misdemeanors with minimum fines and vehicle forfeiture, increasing to felonies with repeat offenses. Additionally, the Criminal Code of 2012 is amended to include these violations under offenses that are subject to property forfeiture.

Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar has proposed one other bill since the beginning of the 104th session.

Guerrero-Cuellar graduated from Roosevelt University in 2005 with a BA.

Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar is currently serving in the Illinois State House, representing the state's 22nd House District. She replaced previous state representative Edward Guerra Kodatt in 2021.

Bills in Illinois follow a multi-step legislative process, beginning with introduction in either the House or Senate, followed by committee review, floor debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching the governor for approval or veto. The General Assembly operates on a biennial schedule, and while typically thousands of bills are introduced each session, only a fraction successfully pass through the process to become law.

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Bill Number	Date Introduced	Short Description
HB1606	01/23/2025	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall gather in a public street, commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public for the purpose of street racing or a street side show. Provides that a vehicle used in street racing or a street side show or used to interfere with the flow of traffic to facilitate street racing or a street side show is subject to forfeiture. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes corresponding changes.
HB1441	01/17/2025	Amends the Chicago Park District Act. Provides that the Chicago Park District shall not employ a person who is under the age of 19 to serve as a lifeguard at a beach on the Chicago lakefront.