104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3257 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 and the Illinois Highway Code. Allows the Department of Transportation to post tourist oriented directional signs at intersections in rural areas at all sections of rural non-freeways except those passing through urban areas with populations of 7,000 or more. LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3257 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new 605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 and the Illinois Highway Code. Allows the Department of Transportation to post tourist oriented directional signs at intersections in rural areas at all sections of rural non-freeways except those passing through urban areas with populations of 7,000 or more. LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3257 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new 605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new 605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 and the Illinois Highway Code. Allows the Department of Transportation to post tourist oriented directional signs at intersections in rural areas at all sections of rural non-freeways except those passing through urban areas with populations of 7,000 or more. LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b A BILL FOR HB3257LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b HB3257 LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b HB3257 LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 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 Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 is 5 amended by adding Section 4.09 as follows: 6 (225 ILCS 440/4.09 new) 7 Sec. 4.09. Tourist oriented directional signs. The 8 Department may post tourist oriented directional signs at 9 intersections in rural areas at all sections of rural 10 non-freeways except those passing through urban areas with 11 populations of 7,000 or more. 12 Section 10. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding 13 Section 9-112.7 as follows: 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3257 Introduced , by Rep. Brad Halbrook SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new 605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new 605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new Amends the Highway Advertising Control Act of 1971 and the Illinois Highway Code. Allows the Department of Transportation to post tourist oriented directional signs at intersections in rural areas at all sections of rural non-freeways except those passing through urban areas with populations of 7,000 or more. LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b A BILL FOR 225 ILCS 440/4.09 new 605 ILCS 5/9-112.7 new LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b HB3257 LRB104 10039 LNS 20110 b