Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois SB3951: ROADS-BLUE REFLECTIVE MARKERS
Status: Signed into law, July 31, 2026
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Allows a unit of local government to place a blue reflective pavement marker on any highway, street, or road to mark the location of a fire hydrant or water supply. Prohibits a unit of local government from placing a blue reflective pavement marker on a State highway unless it first obtains an encroachment permit from the Department of Transportation.
What the bill says
A bill FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3951Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Erica HarrissSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/9-133 new 605 ILCS 5/9-133 new ILCS 5/9-133 new Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Allows a unit of local government toplace a blue reflective pavement marker on any highway, street, or road tomark the location of a fire hydrant or water supply. Prohibits a unit oflocal government from placing a blue reflective pavement marker on a Statehighway unless it first obtains an encroachment permit from the Departmentof Transportation…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3951Introduced 2/6/2026, by Sen. Erica HarrissSYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: ILCS 5/9-133 new 605 ILCS 5/9-133 new ILCS 5/9-133 new Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Allows a unit of local government toplace a blue reflective pavement marker on any highway, street, or road tomark the location of a fire hydrant or water supply. Prohibits a unit oflocal government from placing a blue reflective pavement marker on a Statehighway unless it first obtains an encroachment permit from the Departmentof Transportation. LRB104 17262 LNS 30684 b LRB104 17262 LNS 30684 b LRB104 17262 LNS 30684 b A BILL FOR SB3951LRB104 17262 LNS 30684 b SB3951 LRB104 17262 LNS 30684 b SB3951 LRB104 17262 LNS 30684 b AN ACT concerning transportation. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section 5.The Illinois Highway Code is amended by adding Section 9-133 as follows: (605 ILCS 5/9-133 new) [ADDED: Sec. 9-133. ][ADDED: Blue reflective pavement markers. ][ADDED: A unit of ] [ADDED: local government may place a blue reflective pavement marker ] [ADDED: on any highway, street, or road to mark the location of a fire ] [ADDED: hydrant or water supply. The blue reflective pavement marker ] [ADDED: shall not be used for any other purpose. A …