Illinois House Bill 1884 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-2)
Status: Passed on August 11 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0292
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "bus rapid transit vehicle" as a bus specifically authorized by the Department of Transportation to be operated upon highways and shoulders for bus rapid transit. Adds bus rapid transit vehicles to the list of vehicles exempted from prohibitions against driving on the shoulder. Creates the Bus Rapid Transit Pilot Program. Provides that commencing on the effective date of this Act, the Department, in cooperation with the Regional Transportation Authority and the Illinois State Police, shall establish a 5-year pilot program within the boundaries of the Regional Transportation Authority for bus rapid transit on highways and shoulders. Provides that the Department may adopt rules as necessary to implement the bus rapid transit pilot program, and that the Department shall present to the General Assembly a report on the effectiveness of bus rapid transit at the conclusion of the 5-year pilot program. Effective immediately.

VEH CD-RAPID TRANSIT BUSES

Rep. Robert Rita [D]	Rep. Mike Fortner [R]	Rep. Karen May [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]
Rep. Sidney Mathias [R]	Rep. Elaine Nekritz [D]	Rep. Kevin McCarthy [D]	Rep. Joseph Lyons [D]
Sen. Maggie Crotty [D]	Sen. Martin Sandoval [D]	Sen. Michael Noland [D]	Sen. Edward Maloney [D]
Sen. Arthur Wilhelmi [D]

2011-05-17 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 48 N: 6 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-17 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 80 N: 31 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-11	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0292
2011-08-11	House	Effective Date August 11, 2011
2011-08-11	House	Governor Approved
2011-06-15	House	Sent to the Governor
2011-05-17	House	Passed Both Houses
2011-05-17	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 048-006-000
2011-05-17	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Edward D. Maloney
2011-05-13	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Noland
2011-05-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2011
2011-05-12	Senate	Second Reading
2011-05-10	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 11, 2011
2011-05-10	Senate	Do Pass Transportation; 009-001-000
2011-05-10	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
2011-05-02	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. A. J. Wilhelmi
2011-04-27	Senate	Assigned to Transportation
2011-03-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2011-03-23	Senate	First Reading
2011-03-23	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
2011-03-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2011-03-23	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2011-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joseph M. Lyons
2011-03-17	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sidney H. Mathias
2011-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
2011-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elaine Nekritz
2011-03-17	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2011-03-17	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Karen May
2011-03-17	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 080-031-000
2011-03-15	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-15	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-10	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2011-03-09	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Tollway Oversight Committee; 011-000-000
2011-03-09	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Tollway Oversight Committee; by Voice Vote
2011-03-09	House	Remains in Tollway Oversight Committee
2011-03-09	House	Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Tollway Oversight Committee; 002-000-000
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Tollway Oversight Committee
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2011-03-08	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita
2011-03-03	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Fortner
2011-02-22	House	Assigned to Tollway Oversight Committee
2011-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2011-02-16	House	First Reading
2011-02-16	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Rita

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
625	5	1-107.1	New Code	See Bill Text
625	5	11-709.1	Amended Code	Citation Text
625	5	11-709.2	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1884&GAID=11&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=84&GA=97
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1884.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1884eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1884ham001.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/HB/09700HB1884enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/097-0292.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/house/09700HB1884_03172011_005000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/97/senate/09700HB1884_05172011_084000T.pdf