HGHWY CD-MOTOR FUEL TAX
Summary
Amends the Illinois Highway Code. Provides that a county board of any county, any township, or any municipality may use motor fuel tax funds allotted to it for the operation costs of any public transportation service, for capital improvements designed to improve or enhance pedestrian, bicycle, or transit mobility, or for infrastructure used to support publicly or privately owned electric vehicles.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Vetoed
Nov 2017
Introduced May 18, 2017
Vetoed Nov 8, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2017 · House May 26, 2017
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 52
May 18, 2017
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Nov 8, 2017
Vetoed
Total Veto Stands
upper
Oct 24, 2017
Vetoed
Placed Calendar Total Veto
upper
Aug 18, 2017
Vetoed
Governor Vetoed
upper
May 26, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 26, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (61-36-8)
house
May 23, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; 006-004-000
lower
May 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
Motion Filed to Suspend Rule 21 Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee; Rep. Lou Lang
lower
May 22, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Transportation: Regulation, Roads & Bridges Committee
lower
May 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 18, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 18, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-2)
senate
Mar 1, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Transportation; 016-000-000
upper
Feb 8, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Transportation
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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