Rep. Sauer Advances Legislation to Reduce Burdensome Regulation

SPRINGFIELD - This week, State Representative Nick Sauer (R-Lake Barrington) advanced important legislation to address Illinois' burdensome regulatory environment. House Bill 3172 brings Illinois law in line with federal law to reduce the additional burden placed on businesses in Illinois.

"Illinois' economy is at a competitive disadvantage compared to other states because of over regulation," said Sauer. "Bringing our regulatory system into parity with federal standards and other growing states can make us more competitive. This is exactly what House Bill 3172 does for Illinois' trucking companies and independent truckers. I'm glad the House Transportation Committee on Vehicles and Safety unanimously approved my legislation and I hope the rest of my House colleagues will agree when it is called for a vote."

Current Illinois law requires semi-trucks, and similarly categorized carrier vehicles, to be inspected every six months, rather than every twelve months as federal law requires. Illinois is one of a handful of states with this additional regulation. The extra inspection cost is unnecessarily prohibitive to Illinois' small intrastate trucking businesses, but the real economic detriment is in the amount of time vehicles are out of service. Small businesses that operate on fine margins can stand to lose thousands of dollars in revenue while vehicles are out of service. That amount of lost revenue holds back hiring and expansion, in addition to lost tax revenue the state would collect from the additional economic activity.

House Bill 3172 was unanimously approved by a vote of 9-0 in the Transportation: Vehicles & Safety Committee. The bill is now up for consideration by the full Illinois House of Representatives before advancement to the Senate. Learn more about the legislation here: http://www.repnicksauer.com/2017/03/sauer-advances-legislation-to-reduce.html